Bhubaneswar: In a setback to the Odisha government, the Supreme Court on Monday rejected its plea to stay construction of the controversial multi-purpose Polavaram irrigation project on river Godavari by Andhra Pradesh.

A Bench headed by Justice Mukundakam Sharma directed former Central Water Commission (CWC) member M Gopalakrishnan to inspect the project along with the present CWC members and

The Supreme Court today turned down Orissa

The Supreme Court today turned down Orissa

BHUBANESWAR: The Opposition Congress yesterday dared the ruling BJD to bring a motion in the Assembly on the controversial Polavaram irrigation project for a full-fledged discussion.

''Do not try to give an impression that the BJD is only concerned for the State,'' remarked Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh as several members of the ruling party accused the Centre of favouring Andhra Pradesh

The Supreme Court on Friday indicated that it would appoint an expert to inspect the Polavaram dam to ascertain whether it was being constructed in terms of the Godavari Tribunal Award.

A Bench of Justices Mukundakam Sharma and Anil R. Dave asked Additional Solicitor-General Harin P.

Hyderabad Admitting that the present system of preparing environmental assessment report is flawed, environment and forest minister Jairam Ramesh on Saturday said the ministry would now seek third-party opinion to evaluate the projects. He also informed that the ministry would soon map the wetland areas in the country to formulate a better definition of the same.

ADMITTING that the present system of preparing environmental assessment report is flawed, environment and forest minister Jairam Ramesh on Saturday said the ministry would now seek third-party opinion to evaluate the projects.

He also informed that the ministry would soon map the wetland areas in the country to formulate a better definition of the same.
He said the present system of pr

Chhattisgarh March 9: Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh on Wednesday announced that the state government would soon move Supreme Court seeking its intervention to stop Andhra Pradesh from going ahead with the multi-purpose Polavaram project.

The Rs 17,000 crore Polavaram irrigation project could run into heavy weather. Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has objected to the Andhra Pradesh Government going ahead with construction for the project without settling with the Chhattisgarh and Orissa governments the issue of building embankments. Both states have argued that they have not been consulted by the Andhra Pradesh Government.

Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has told Rajya Sabha that he would facilitate a meeting of Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Orissa to address the delay in the execution of the Rs 17,000 crore Polavaram project.

The project ran into rough weather over the threat of submergence of villages in Chhattisgarh and Orissa as well as the non-implementation of the Forest Rights Act