BJD Knocks Door of MoTA over Polavaram Project Potentially Threatening Tribals in Odisha

BJD knocks door of MoTA over Polavaram project potentially threatening tribals in Odisha

BJD urges MoTA to re-examine Polavaram Project's impact on tribal communities in Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana.

Polavaram row: BJD urges Centre not to ignore tribal voice in name of development

Bhubaneswar, Aug 21 (PTI) Intensifying its campaign against the ongoing work of the Polavaram project, Odisha’s opposition BJD Thursday urged the Centre to uphold tribal rights, which is under threat due to alleged violation of several laws and enhancement of flood discharge capacity of the irrigation project in Andhra Pradesh.A day after meeting the officials of the Central Water Commission (CWC) and Union Minister for Jal Shakti CR Patil, a BJ…

BJD raises Polavaram Project concerns with CWC

Bhubaneswar/ New Delhi, August 20: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has urged the Central Water Commission (CWC) in New Delhi to reassess the Polavaram Project’s submergence impact on Odisha. Submitting a memorandum, the party warned that large areas of Malkangiri district could be submerged, endangering the livelihoods of thousands of tribal people, including Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups.The BJD demanded a stop-work order on Andhra Pradesh an…

BJD demands Centre suspend Polavaram work citing tribal worries - OrissaPOST

Bhubaneswar: Claiming that the Polavaram project in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh “poses an existential threat” to tribals in Odisha’s Malkangiri district, opposition BJD Wednesday asked the Centre to immediately issue a “stop-work” order on construction of the project till basic issues are resolved. A delegation of the regional party, which has been strongly opposing the “unilateral” design change of the Polavaram project by the AP government, ha…