By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday made it clear that BJP till now feels, Polavaram project by Andhra Pradesh Government will surely affect Odisha’s tribal dominated areas in south-western region.
Pradhan said that during UPA governmernt, it got national project status. The Andhra bifercation bill 2013, December , had made provision for the national project and present NDA Government had no role in it, the Minister said while responding to reporters in Bhubaneswr.Besides, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Telengana also affected due to this project.









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