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A method squad from the Central Soil and Materials Research Station (CSMRS), an bureau nether the Ministry of Jal Shakti, started its inspection of the Polavaram irrigation task aimed astatine undertaking a elaborate prime assurance study.
The team, comprising scientists Harendra Prakash, Uday Bhanu Chakraborty, and Siddharth P. Hedaoo, visited the tract of the task connected Friday.
During the visit, the scientists conducted extended introspection of the soil, rock, and different operation worldly projected for usage successful the main Earth-cum-Rock Fill (ECRF) dam. They collected ungraded samples from the designated get areas, which would beryllium subjected to laboratory investigating to find their engineering characteristics and wide suitability for dam construction.
Beyond assessing the worldly for the main dam, the squad would besides execute prime evaluations successful the project’s Gap-1 and Gap-2 zones. The squad inspected the disposable soil, rock, and gravel successful these areas and carried retired preliminary onsite tests. Selected quantities of these worldly were taken for elaborate investigation astatine the laboratory.
Officials from the Water Resources Department, including Executive Engineers D. Srinivas and Balakrishna, accompanied the scientists during their inspection.
Senior representatives from MEIL, including General Manager A. Gangadhar, Deputy General Manager Murali Pammi, and managers Venkatesh and Ganapathi Rao, were present.
