Archive · 22 Jan 2026
Foreign Experts Conclude Polavaram Project Visit
Some foreign experts and officials from the government visited a big dam project called Polavaram.
They looked at different parts of the dam for three days.
They checked places like the main dam, some hills, and other important areas.
They also had long meetings to talk about what they saw.
After their visit, they will meet with more officials to discuss their findings.
A team of foreign experts concluded a three-day visit to the Polavaram Project.
The experts conducted extensive field-level inspections covering various parts of the dam.
Detailed review meetings lasting about 12 hours were held after the inspections.
The team will meet with Polavaram Project Authority officials in Rajamahendravaram and New Delhi.
The visit included officials from the Central Water Resources Department and CSMRS.
- Who
- Foreign experts and officials from the Central Water Resources Department and CSMRS
- What
- Concluded a three-day visit to the Polavaram Project
- When
- The visit concluded on Wednesday, with meetings scheduled for Thursday and Friday
- Where
- Polavaram Project, Rajamahendravaram, and New Delhi
- Why
- To conduct field-level inspections and review meetings
- Project
- Polavaram
- Visit Duration
- 3 days
- Foreign Experts
- Sean Hinchberger, David B Paul, Gianfranco De Cicco
- Central Water Resources Department Officials
- Sarabjit Singh Bakshi, Manish Rathore, Gaurav Tiwari, Hemant Gautam
- CSMRS Officials
- Manish Gupta, Ravi Agarwal
- Polavaram Project Authority Officials
- M Raghuram, K Shankar, M Ramesh Kumar, Ajay Kumar Naitanil
- Inspection Areas
- Gap-1, D-Hill, Gap-2, G-Hill, main dam, D-wall, de-watering channel, rockfill and clay stockpiles, soil strengthening conditions at Main Dam Gap-1
- Meeting Locations
- Rajamahendravaram, New Delhi