The Andhra Pradesh reorganization Act, 2014
90. Polavaram Irrigation Project to be a
national project.
1. The
Polavaram Irrigation Project is hereby declared to be a national project.
2. It is
hereby declared that it is expedient in the public interest that the Union
should take under its control the regulation and development of the Polavaram
Irrigation Project for the purposes of irrigation.
3. The
consent for Polavaram Irrigation Project shall be deemed to have been given by
the successor State of Telangana.
4. The
Central Government shall execute the project and obtain all requisite
clearances including environmental, forests, and rehabilitation and
resettlement norms.