R. Krishnaiah, MP, raised several unstarred questions in the Rajya Sabha on the progress of Polavaram, to which the jal shakti minister of state replied on Monday. The break-up is as follows: 2021-22-Rs 1,898.80 crore; 2022-23-Rs 1,671.23 crore; 2023-24-Rs 727.88 crore; 2024-25-Rs 5,512.40 crore and 2025-26-Rs 2,810.22 crore. For the earth-cum-rock fill dam and connectivities: Earthwork-75.56 per cent, concrete-81.99 per cent and steel-81.31 per cent. The total number of project displaced families (PDF) is 96,660 due to the construction of the Polavaram project and the number of PDFs under phase-1 (up to elevation level 41.15 m) who have been physically shifted is 17982. An amount of Rs 1,373.01 crore has been disbursed towards R and R cash and entitlements and Rs 1,581.08 crore incurred on execution of the R and R works.