Hyderabad, Jan. 20 -- A panel of international experts from the US and Canada on Monday conducted an on-site inspection of the Polavaram major irrigation project on Godavari River to study the progress of ongoing works on the project, which is being conducted with 100% central funding, officials familiar with the matter said.

The experts' team comprising David B Paul and Gias Franco de Cisco (both from USA) and Seas Hinsberger (from Canada) arrived at the project site in the morning.

The experts reviewed the progress of major components such as gap-1 and gap-2 of the dam works, upstream and downstream portions of the main dam, the diaphragm wall, dewatering channel, rock fill zones and clay stockpiles. "They also reviewed sand reach, co...