BERHAMPUR: Even as the Supreme Court is seized of the controversial Polavaram issue, experts have challenged the claims made by Andhra Pradesh and said it would lead to a Narmada-type situation in Orissa.
Polavaram was given the National Project status despite Orissa's demand for a relook at the project which threatens a large part of land in Malkangiri district.
Submergence apart, there are
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