Polavaram dam project sets Guinness record in concrete pouring

(Andhra Pradesh) — The Polavaram multipurpose irrigation project on Monday entered the Guinness Book of World Records by pouring 32,000 cubic metres of concrete in 24 hours during the work of dam construction, according to Guiness officials present here to record the feat.

Work on the project, being undertaken by the private sector Navayuga Engineering Co Ltd, is being conducted with extraordinary speed to make the dam ready for irrigation purposes by June.

“Concreting for a project of this size normally takes around three years, but at this pace and passion, the dam will be completed by June,” Navayuga MD Chinta Sridhar said.

The project had been taken over by Navayuga after the earlier contractor failed to deliver on timelines.

The concrete work to make the dam spillway began at 8am on Sunday and concluded at the same time on Monday morning.

Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu is expected to visit the project site later in the day.

“The water problem in both north and south Andhra Pradesh will be resolved by the commissioning of this project. Around 20 million people will get drinking water after it starts,” Sridhar said. —

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Cubic metres of concrete poured in 24 hours during the work of dam construction