1. The Polavaram Headworks are in progress and about 11% of works are rncompleted so far. Only 5% of the Dam works have been completed.
2.rn Even though the State Government is determined to complete the rnHeadworks including Canal system within 4 years, certain major issues rnsuch as inter-state matters with Odisha and Chattisgarh, court cases, rnRescue & Rehabilitation issues have to be resolved to stick on to rnthe target date.
3. Every year about 3,000 TMC of Godavari water is draining into Sea during the monsoon season.
4.rn In order to reap early benefits pending completion of Polavaram, rnheadworks, the government has sanctioned the Pattiseema Lift Irrigation rnScheme to lift 8,500 cusecs of water from river Godavari into Polavaram rnRight Main Canal during the monsoon season, when there is surplus water rnover the SACB Barrage.
5. River-linking: The water will be lifted into the Polavaram Right Main Canal and through Right Main Canal the rnGodavari water will be diverted into Krishna River above Prakasam rnBarrage.
6. The reason for taking up the project on war-footing basis was to save backward region of Rayalaseema from drought conditions.
7.rn We can irrigation of 1.20 lakh acres in Krishna and West Godavari rnDistricts. Further, about 10 TMC of water to be supplied for domestic rnand Industrial use in West Godavari and Krishna
8. The river-linking facilitates in raising early seed beds in Krishna Delta and stabilizes the Krishna Delta ayacut.
9. The Krishna water thus saved in Krishna Delta due to augmentation from Godavari River can be retained in Srisailam Reservoir.
10.rn The water so retained in Srisailam Reservoir can be utilized for the rnsurplus water-based Projects of Rayalaseema – Handri Neeva Sujala rnSravanthi (HNSS), Gaaleru Nagari Sujala Sravanthi (GNSS), Telugu Ganga rnand irrigation, drinking water and industrial water needs of the rnRayalaseema Region can be met.