“Indira Sagar (Polavaram) multipurpose project has faced rough weather with non-compliance of environmental assessment, proper surveys, lack of abidance with existing laws and large-scale displacement and submergence of forest and inhabitants. Without protective embankments, four villages and 648.05 hectares of land will be submerged in Odisha, & 8 villages & 795.59 hectares of land will be submerged in Chhattisgarh (as per Andhra Pradesh government’s submission on February 2014).”