Overview
- The Polavaram Project Authority meeting in Hyderabad, chaired by CEO Atul Jain, proposed a joint committee of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana officials to inspect outfall regulators and report on operational viability during reservoir filling.
- Central Water Commission and Ministry of Jal Shakti officials joined the session virtually, reinforcing central oversight of the technical review.
- Andhra Pradesh signaled no objection to fresh joint surveys on six Telangana streams to study backwater effects, noting Phase‑I dam works at 41.15 metres and a full reservoir level of 45.72 metres in the final phase.
- Telangana officials alleged Andhra Pradesh expanded the Twin Tunnels to 40,000 cusecs and the Right Main Canal to 17,548 cusecs without approvals, urging the PPA to enforce corrective action rather than rely on correspondence.
- Telangana warned that Phase‑I filling could inundate the Etapaka outfall regulator at a sill level of 40.250 metres, which would require continuous pumping through Bhadrachalam into the Godavari.