Polavaram Project Will Submerge 236 Odisha Villages

Bhubaneswar: Opposition Biju Janata Dal on Tuesday claimed that the multi-purpose Polavaram project in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh will affect the lives and livelihood of people residing in 236 villages in Odisha’s Malkangiri district. The opposition party made the claim based on a report of a fact-finding team of the party comprising senior leaders led by Debi Prasad Mishra.

The team recently submitted its report to BJD chief Naveen Patnaik after visiting the area. The report pointed out that people living in Kalimela and Padia blocks along with inhabitants of Motu gram panchayat in Malkangiri district will lose their houses and agricultural land in the backwaters of the project.