Former MP slams CM Naidu for Polavaram Misdeeds

Hyderabad: Former MP, CM Naidu, Polavaram Misdeeds, MP Margani Bharat,rmer MP Margani Bharat flayed Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu for mismanaging the Polavaram project by violating technical rules and demanded that Naidu take responsibility and apologise to the public.

Speaking to the media at the party office in Rajahmundry, the former MP said Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu went against established protocols and technical standards, prioritising personal gain over the successful completion of the project.

Margani Bharat emphasised that as per project protocol, the cofferdams should have been completed first, followed by the diaphragm wall. However, Naidu proceeded in the reverse order, allegedly driven by greed for commissions and the desire to increase project bills. This deviation from the norms, Bharat stated, resulted in the project's disarray. He further cited reports from international expert committees that highlighted these same issues, stressing that Naidu should be held fully responsible for the project's failures.

Bharat demanded that Naidu publicly apologize to the people, as the mistakes under his leadership led to significant financial losses, with the diaphragm wall being damaged and crores of rupees wasted. He challenged Naidu to explain why the diaphragm wall was constructed before completing the cofferdams and urged him to address the real facts rather than blaming the former government led by former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.

Bharat also said that the previous government has completed the spillway and installed hydraulic gates but asserted that the damage caused under Naidu's leadership is evident. He noted that a new expert committee has been appointed, and according to their findings, work on the diaphragm wall is set to begin in November 2024, with completion targeted before the monsoon season in April 2025.