Polavaram Lift Irrigation Project

• An under construction multipurpose project on the Godavari river near Polavaram village in Eluru District in Andhra Pradesh

• The project has been given National project status by the Union Government of India.

• It facilitates lifting 80 TMC ft. water from the Godavari river to the Krishna river through its Right Main Canal (RMC) and a Left Main Canal (LMC) to bring water to Visakhapatnam.

• It is based on the 1980 recommendations of Godavari Water Disputes Tribunal (GWDT). 

• The project will confer benefits in the upland areas of Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, West Godavari and Krishna Districts.

• The project will create a dam with Full Reservoir Level (FRL) of +45.72 m (+150 ft) and will submerge some villages of Chhattisgarh and Odisha States.

• The two main canals originate from this reservoir on Godavari.

• The project also envisages generation of 960MW of hydro power, drinking water supply to a population of 28.50 lakh in 611 villages. 

Godavari River