{"id":2946,"date":"2024-06-14T00:00:24","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T00:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=2946"},"modified":"2024-06-14T00:00:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T00:00:24","slug":"upstream-of-polavaram-dam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/upstream-of-polavaram-dam\/","title":{"rendered":"Upstream of Polavaram Dam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A breach in the Godavari bund, located upstream of the Polavaram dam in Andhra Pradesh, was caused by increased inflows and stagnant backwaters.<\/p>\n<p> <strong><u>About the Polavaram <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/irrigation\">Irrigation<\/a> Project:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> It is a multi-purpose irrigation project located in Andhra Pradesh near Polavaram village on the Godavari River.<\/p>\n<p> Once completed, it will provide irrigation benefits, generate hydroelectric power, and provide drinking water.<\/p>\n<p> It will make an inter-basin transfer to the Krishna river basin via its Right canal.<\/p>\n<p> Indirect benefits include the advancement of pisciculture (fish breeding and rearing), tourism, and <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/urbanisation\">Urbanisation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> In 2014, the <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/union-government\">Union Government<\/a> designated the project as a <div class=\"youtube-subscribe-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCNHT8lW-JmLC68rjBfZhdkg?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"youtube-subscribe-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"youtube-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\">\r\n         <div class=\"telegram-channel-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/pscnotes2025\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"telegram-channel-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"telegram-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\">\r\n                    <path fill=\"white\" d=\"M248,8C111,8,0,119,0,256s111,248,248,248s248-111,248-248S385,8,248,8z M362,177L320,367c-3,14-10,18-20,14l-56-41l-27,26 c-3,3-5,5-10,5l4-63L323,196c5-5-1-7-8-3l-98,62l-42-13c-9-3-10-9,2-14l162-63C351,160,365,164,362,177z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Join Our Telegram Channel\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>            <path d=\"M549.7 124.1c-6.3-23.7-24.8-42.3-48.3-48.6C458.8 64 288 64 288 64S117.2 64 74.6 75.5c-23.5 6.3-42 24.9-48.3 48.6-11.4 42.9-11.4 132.3-11.4 132.3s0 89.4 11.4 132.3c6.3 23.7 24.8 41.5 48.3 47.8C117.2 448 288 448 288 448s170.8 0 213.4-11.5c23.5-6.3 42-24.2 48.3-47.8 11.4-42.9 11.4-132.3 11.4-132.3s0-89.4-11.4-132.3zm-317.5 213.5V175.2l142.7 81.2-142.7 81.2z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Subscribe on YouTube\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div> national project (under Section-90 of ).<\/p>\n<p> The Godavari River flows from Trimbakeshwar near Nasik in Maharashtra to the Bay of Bengal.<br \/>  Drainage Basin: Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, as well as smaller portions of Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, and <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/puducherry\">Puducherry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> Tributaries includes: Pravara, Purna, Wardha, Manjra, Wainganga, Penganga, Pranhita, Indravati, Maner, and the Sabri.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A breach in the Godavari bund, located upstream of the Polavaram dam in Andhra Pradesh, was caused by increased inflows and stagnant backwaters. About the Polavaram Irrigation Project: It is Join Our Telegram Channel Subscribe on YouTube a multi-purpose irrigation project located in Andhra Pradesh near Polavaram village on the Godavari River. Once completed, it &#8230; <a title=\"Upstream of Polavaram Dam\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/upstream-of-polavaram-dam\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Upstream of Polavaram Dam<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[595],"tags":[759],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Upstream of Polavaram Dam - Current Affairs Exam<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/2024\/06\/14\/upstream-of-polavaram-dam\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Upstream of Polavaram Dam\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A breach in the Godavari bund, located upstream of the Polavaram dam in Andhra Pradesh, was caused by increased inflows and stagnant backwaters. About the Polavaram Irrigation Project: It is a multi-purpose irrigation project located in Andhra Pradesh near Polavaram village on the Godavari River. Once completed, it will provide irrigation benefits, generate hydroelectric power, ... Read more Upstream of Polavaram Dam\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/2024\/06\/14\/upstream-of-polavaram-dam\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Current Affairs Exam\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-06-14T00:00:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Upstream of Polavaram Dam - Current Affairs Exam","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/2024\/06\/14\/upstream-of-polavaram-dam\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Upstream of Polavaram Dam","og_description":"A breach in the Godavari bund, located upstream of the Polavaram dam in Andhra Pradesh, was caused by increased inflows and stagnant backwaters. About the Polavaram Irrigation Project: It is a multi-purpose irrigation project located in Andhra Pradesh near Polavaram village on the Godavari River. Once completed, it will provide irrigation benefits, generate hydroelectric power, ... Read more Upstream of Polavaram Dam","og_url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/2024\/06\/14\/upstream-of-polavaram-dam\/","og_site_name":"Current Affairs Exam","article_published_time":"2024-06-14T00:00:24+00:00","author":"rawan239","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"rawan239","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/2024\/06\/14\/upstream-of-polavaram-dam\/","url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/2024\/06\/14\/upstream-of-polavaram-dam\/","name":"Upstream of Polavaram Dam - Current Affairs Exam","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/#website"},"datePublished":"2024-06-14T00:00:24+00:00","dateModified":"2024-06-14T00:00:24+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/#\/schema\/person\/5807dafeb27d2ec82344d6cbd6c3d209"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/2024\/06\/14\/upstream-of-polavaram-dam\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/2024\/06\/14\/upstream-of-polavaram-dam\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/2024\/06\/14\/upstream-of-polavaram-dam\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Upstream of Polavaram Dam"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/#website","url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/","name":"Current Affairs Exam","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/#\/schema\/person\/5807dafeb27d2ec82344d6cbd6c3d209","name":"rawan239","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d97f17072bfa490596c8f78363955d55?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d97f17072bfa490596c8f78363955d55?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"rawan239"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com"],"url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/author\/rawan239\/"}]}},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2946"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2946"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2946\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}