Summary:
With just 10 days left for the deadline, the designs of the Polavaram Project cofferdam, which is crucial for releasing water into the canals through gravity, have not yet been finalised. The spillway is scheduled for completion by July 2018 along with the upstream cofferdam. The construction of the upstream cofferdam should begin on October 1 if it has to be completed as planned on June 30, 2018. The fabrication of the radial gates for the spillway is going on as per schedule and would be completed, project sources said. The downstream cofferdam is not that crucial as the force of water on it would be less and it is not necessary for the release of water into the canals..