Get official confirmation from the Union govt on the Polavaram height

Vijayawada: YSRC Guntur district president and former minister Ambati Rambabu strongly condemned Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and the Telugu Desam coalition government for failing to oppose the central government’s decision to reduce the Polavaram Project height from 45.72 metres to 41.15 metres, stating that this reduction would limit its benefits and reduce it to a mere barrage. He highlighted that the YSRC had planned the Polavaram Project in two stages to reach the approved height of 45.57 metres, ensuring a water capacity of 194.6 TMC, as approved by the Public Investment Board (PIB). He warned that reducing the height would limit storage to 115.44 TMC, significantly diminishing its capacity for irrigation, drinking water, and power generation.