Polavaram irrigation project: Hopes drowned in uncertainty

Compensation promised to over 1 lakh families displaced by Polavaram project has remained elusive for over a decade, thanks to political and bureaucratic hurdles. Now, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s apprehensions about the project’s near-term completion has caused widespread disappointment among those affected. As the project progresses at a sluggish pace, displaced families share their angst with G.V.R. Subba Rao