Polavaram Gap-2 works gather pace as stone-laying begins

Construction activities astatine Gap-2 of the Polavaram Irrigation Project gathered gait connected Tuesday with the ceremonial motorboat of stone-filling works. Water Resources Department officials, on with representatives of Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Ltd. (MEIL), performed accepted puja rituals astatine the tract earlier commencing the operations.

Stone-filling successful the downstream conception of Gap-2 had already begun aft the crushed was strengthened and stabilised. Tuesday’s ceremonial marked the ceremonial commencement of akin works successful the upstream segment.

Water Resources Department DEEs D. Srinivas, Venkataramana and Prem Chand, and MEIL General Manager A. Gangadhar said the works were progressing successful enactment with government-set targets. They said the task was being taken up successful a planned and systematic mode to guarantee timely completion.

Officials said ground-strengthening and stone-laying person begun successful the upstream information of Gap-2, portion soil-filling is nether mode connected some sides of the diaphragm wall. Construction successful Gap-1 is besides continuing arsenic per the approved schedule, according to a property merchandise from MEIL.