According to the report of the Expert Committee on irregularities in the construction work of the Polavaram project, the AP government canceled them and went to reverse tendering. The Polavaram Project Authority (PPA) and Union Hydro Power Ministries have objected to this. The PPA has already submitted a report to the Center on this issue. Recently, the state government submitted a report to the Center on reverse tenders. AP Water Resources Special Secretary Adityanath Das met with Union Water Resources Ministry Secretary UP Singh on Thursday.
The government’s exchequer has benefited from the reverse tender process for the construction of the main dam and hydel project in Polavaram. He said reverse tenders were invited for works worth Rs 1,771 crore, saving Rs 223 crore more than the previous one. Adityanath Das seems to have explained how much the center does not have to do with the projects of the Haidal project and how much it will save.
When asked about the resumption of the Pollavaram work, the Union Water Resources Secretary queried. Adityanath Das said the Jenco case had been filed to remove the stay of the High Court on the issue and the court’s decision was favorable. Beginning the process of the court’s verdict. He said that arrangements have been made to resume the Pollavaram work from November 1. Upeesingh pointed out that the timely completion of the Polavaram project is important to the center and that the work should be carried out quickly.
When the revised Polavaram estimates were debated on the occasion, Das said that the Center had answered all the doubts and wanted the DPR committee to convene and approve it quickly. DPR2 has been revised and submitted to the Center with an estimate of Rs.55,548.87 crore for the Polavaram project. This was approved by the Technical Advisory Committee with appropriate answers to the doubts expressed.
It was recently added to the Finance Investment Clearance Committee. An official of the Central Water Resources Department, Jagmohan, is overseeing these matters. Recently, the committee asked for detailed information. If approved by the committee, the approval of the finance ministry.
The reverse tendering scheme has been implemented for the 65th package work of the Polavaram Project from the headworks to the Edama Canal. Thereby, Rs. The government claims to have saved Rs 58 crore. Tenders were called for head works and power station work. Rs. Tenders have been called for work worth Rs 4,987.55 crore. Megha has come forward to undertake these projects for a meager 12.6 per cent, the government said.
