Tag: Polavaram Row

New Delhi: There is no need for another backwater study of the Polavaram project as similar type of study was carried out in 2011 by the Gopalakrishna Committee, the Centre told the Supreme Court today. While hearing a petition filed by the Odisha government which has claimed that the project is being undertaken without environmental […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government today sought intervention of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) in the Polavaram project row with Andhra Pradesh which it said would result in displacement of about 5,000 tribals of the state, a release from the Chief Minister’s Office said. The discussion on the inter-state project came about when the commission’s […]

Bhubaneswar: Launching a scathing attack on Union Minister Jual Oram, Odisha minister Ramesh Chandra Majhi on Tuesday said the Tribal Affairs Minister’s statement in the Rajya Sabha on the controversial Polavaram project was not based on facts. Majhi, ST, SC Development, Minorities and Backward Classes Welfare Minister, in a letter to Oram said, “While relying […]

Bhubaneswar: Taking a soft stand on the Polavaram project, Odisha today argued in favour of an amicable solution to the issue in the Supreme Court. Gopal Subramanium, the advocate representing the State government, presented Odisha’s stand in the apex court on Tuesday. During the hearing, Odisha stressed the problems that the State will face if […]

Bhubaneswar: Reiterating its vehement protest against the Centre on Polavaram and Mahanadi issues, the ruling BJD government today made it clear that it will not make any compromise on these issues. Speaking at a preparatory meeting at the Idcol auditorium here to kickstart a signature campaign and a mega human chain on Mahanadi issue,  chief […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major setback for the Odisha government, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to issue a stay order on the ongoing Polavaram project work. The apex court today directed both the Odisha and Chhattisgarh governments to seek necessary information regarding the terms and condition for the public hearing and other related information of […]

New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court today expressed its shock on how a mega project like Polavaram was undertaken without any public hearings. The court made the observation during a hearing on the petition filed by Odisha government and NGO, Readiness for Empowerment through Legitimate Action (RELA), over Centre’s move to accord national project status […]

Bhubaneswar: In a fresh twist to the long-standing controversy over construction of Polavaram project, the Union government on Saturday pulled out from carrying out public hearing in Odisha and Chhattisgarh on the project. The Supreme Court had earlier directed the Centre to submit terms and conditions for public hearing in Odisha and Chhattisgarh by December […]

Bhubaneswar: Yet again keeping the ‘stop work order’ in abeyance, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday extended the construction period for the Polavaram Multipurpose Project in Andhra Pradesh by two years. And with the growing amiability between PM Modi and Andhra CM Jagan Reddy, Odisha government has now claimed that the signing of two-year […]