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description: "The Polavaram Project is a national multipurpose dam on the Godavari in Andhra Pradesh, crucial for irrigation and addressing inter-state water disputes."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Polavaram Project is a multipurpose irrigation, hydropower, and drinking-water dam on the Godavari River in Andhra Pradesh, declared a national project by Indian statute in 2014.
- What is the legal basis that made Polavaram a national project?
- How does Polavaram affect upstream and Krishna-basin states?
- How does Polavaram differ from a river-interlinking project like Ken-Betwa?
- Why has the Polavaram Project faced repeated delays?

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In 2014, Section 90 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act declared the Polavaram Project a national project, authorising the Union Government to fund and execute its irrigation component on the Godavari River.

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