Union Water Resources Ministry report says the project execution (by the state government) is not "sound and safe" under any parameters. Simply put, the report says the project execution (by the state government) is not "sound and safe" under any parameters. Polavaram, which the AP government claims is the "lifeline of the state", has been declared as a national project under the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014. Accordingly, the Centre constituted the Polavaram Project Authority (PPA) for the purpose. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is said to have taken a serious view of the glaring lapses in the project execution, particularly the omissions of the contractor Transtroy India, owned by a Telugu Desam Party MP.

Source: dna August 26, 2016 08:03 UTC