The Andhra Pradesh government, which is against holding public hearings in Orissa and Chhattisgarh on the Polavaram dam and its effect on the two states, may have to finally relent to save the project from further delay.

Project officials said the state government will have to agree on public hearings to avoid the environmental clearance being withdrawn by Union Ministry of Environment and Fore

The Odisha government on Monday said that it would place a formal demand before the Centre for holding a public hearing in those parts of Malkangiri district that are likely to be submerged due to the Polavaram project in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.

Briefing newsmen after presiding over a high level review meeting at the State Secretariat here, chief secretary Bijay Kumar Patnaik said that the

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Monday said that it would place a formal demand before the Centre for holding a public hearing in those parts of Malkangiri district that are likely to be submerged due to the Polavaram project in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.

Briefing newsmen after presiding over a high level review meeting at the State Secretariat here, chief secretary Bijay Kumar Patnaik

Bhubaneswar: The Andhra Pradesh government on Tuesday requested the Odisha government for an amicable solution to the Polavaram irrigation project issue.

The offer by the neighbouring state came after the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) on Monday asked as to why it should not be issued show cause notice for stopping the project work on the project.

The MoEF pulled up the AP govern

BHUBANESWAR: Andhra Pradesh Government has again evinced interest in discussing the Polavaram issue with Orissa Government for a solution.

The move comes after the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) issued a "showcause threat" to the AP Government on the controversial Polavaram project and sought an explanation from it for undertaking work without holding public hearing in areas to be a

The state government will reply to the show-cause notice issued by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) on the Polavaram Dam project after finding out if there were any lapses as stated in the notice.

Officials in the Chief Minister

Bhubaneswar: Amidst the ongoing row between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh over the proposed Polavaram project, the ministry of environment and forests on Monday asked the latter as to why it has not held public hearing in Odisha and Chhattisgarh following changes in the design of the project, even after a letter to this effect was issued by the ministry 18 months ago.

The changes included the const

Taking a serious view of ongoing construction activity at Polavaram multipurpose project in Andhra Pradesh without a suitable environment clearance, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has sought explanation from the state government for not complying with its directions for getting a clearance.

The ministry has asked the Andhra Pradesh government to explain as to why a formal show-c

THE environment ministry has sought an explanation from the Andhra Pradesh government for beginning work on the on the Polavaram irrigation project without complete environmental clearance. The ministry has asked Andhra why a public hearing on the project has not been held despite repeated reminders stretching over a year-and-a-half.

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