Party leaders have submitted a memorandum to the Governor addressing to the President Pranab Mukherjee in this regard. Over 5,000 party workers are participating in the stir.
Notably, both Odisha and Chhattisgarh Governments have been opposing to the Polavaram project as the project will submerge vast tracts of forest lands, revenue villages in the upper riparian states of Odisha and Chhattisgarh.