Overview

• A 10-foot-wide, 7-to-8-foot-deep slide struck the upper (left) cofferdam on August 16, prompting immediate emergency reinforcement and stabilization.
• Officials say vehicle traffic on the raised, widened temporary diversion structure has resumed and that the downstream buttress dam remains intact.
• The Godavari River at Polavaram is holding at +28 metres and crews have launched constant monitoring and dewatering operations to address seepage under high flows.
• The breach occurred in the section raised by two metres and widened to nine metres in 2022, underscoring recurring vulnerabilities in flood-defence works.
• Critics and unnamed sources warn that ongoing rains, persistent seepage and the pending diaphragm wall construction may face further delays due to stability concerns.