Pawan Kalyan appreciates Vissakoderu village for solving drinking water problem on its own
1 month, 1 week ago

Pawan Kalyan appreciates Vissakoderu village for solving drinking water problem on its own

The Hindu  

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development K. Pawan Kalyan said in a post on X that Vissakoderu in West Godavari district emerged as a role model for other villages by solving its drinking water problem on its own. Mr. Pawan Kalyan said the village got the dysfunctional drinking water supply scheme and two filter beds repaired and had new pipelines laid by utilising the funds released by the 15th Finance Commission. He observed that there was no development in the villages in the last five years as the Panchayat Raj system had been undermined and the funds provided by the Union government diverted for other purposes. Another project Vissakoderu sarpanch Bolla Srinivas said another drinking water project costing ₹20 lakh was being set up, and it would be inaugurated after the conduct of the MLC elections.

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Two drinking water schemes for Radhapuram, Nanguneri constituencies to be ready this year, says Appavu
1 week, 2 days ago

Two drinking water schemes for Radhapuram, Nanguneri constituencies to be ready this year, says Appavu

The Hindu  

While the drinking water scheme being implemented on an outlay of ₹605 crore for benefiting Radhapuram and Valliyoor areas will be ready by May-end, the second project meant for Kalakkad municipality and seven town panchayats will be completed by October this year, Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker M. Appavu has said. Speaking to reporters here after inspecting the drinking water schemes, …

Implementation of drinking water projects, UGD discussed at DISHA meeting
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Implementation of drinking water projects, UGD discussed at DISHA meeting

The Hindu  

Implementation of the Mullaperiyar drinking water project undertaken under the AMRUT scheme, underground drainage works and parking system were some of the major issues discussed at the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee meeting held at the Madurai Collectorate on Monday. The implementation of the drinking water project under AMRUT scheme and the progress made so far under the Jal …

Kalaburagi officials asked to find permanent solution to drinking water scarcity
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Kalaburagi officials asked to find permanent solution to drinking water scarcity

The Hindu  

Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Priyank Kharge has directed officials to convene taluk-level meetings and to prepare a comprehensive plan to permanently address drinking water scarcity in urban and rural areas of the district. He also instructed officials to utilise the funds available in the Personal Deposit account of the district administration for mitigating the drinking water problem …

Foundation stone laid for drinking water project for Kariapatti, Mallankinaru
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Foundation stone laid for drinking water project for Kariapatti, Mallankinaru

The Hindu  

ARUPPUKOTTAI Foundation stone for a new combined drinking water project benefitting the towns of Mallankinaru and Kariapatti was laid here on Sunday. Already Kariapatti town is getting 1.75 million litres of water a day and Mallankinaru 1 MLD under the existing combined drinking water scheme and local resources. A sump with a capacity of 9.20 lakh litres would be set …

Mahadevappa inspects works on drinking water projects in Mysuru
1 month ago

Mahadevappa inspects works on drinking water projects in Mysuru

The Hindu  

Minister in charge of Mysuru district H.C. Mahadevappa inspected the ongoing works of Kabini and Hale Unduwadi drinking water projects on the city’s outskirts on Sunday. The officials also said that the first phase of the Hale Unduwadi project, which envisages drawing water from KRS backwaters and supplying drinking water to Mysuru City and 92 villages en route, is scheduled …

KKNPP urged to implement lift irrigation project to use surplus water from Petchipaarai dam
2 months ago

KKNPP urged to implement lift irrigation project to use surplus water from Petchipaarai dam

The Hindu  

The Radhapuram Taluk Farmers’ Association has appealed to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant to allocate sufficient funds for implementing the lift irrigation project so as to divert the huge quantity of Pazhaiyar water getting wasted into the sea to 52 irrigation tanks to revive farming operations in the dry Radhapuram taluk. The petitioner farmers, who submitted their plea to Site …

Andhra government expedites ₹1,200-crore Palnadu water grid project
2 months, 1 week ago

Andhra government expedites ₹1,200-crore Palnadu water grid project

The Hindu  

To solve the drinking water crisis in Palnadu, the government has invited tenders for the construction of the ₹1,200-crore water grid project. It involves drawing water from the Nagarjuna Sagar reservoir, purifying it at a new treatment plant and transporting it via an extensive pipeline network, said Narasaraopet Lok Sabha member and TDP leader Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu in a …

Will complete HNSS project by next kharif: Andhra Water Resources Minister
2 months, 1 week ago

Will complete HNSS project by next kharif: Andhra Water Resources Minister

The Hindu  

Minister for Water Resources Nimmala Rama Naidu on Wednesday said the NDA government will complete the construction of the main canals of Handri-Neeva Sujala Sravanthi project in Rayalaseema by next kharif. Addressing a videoconference on the progress of the HNSS-Chitravathi Balancing Reservoir link channel work, Mr. Rama Naidu said the farmers in the dry Rayalaseema region suffered a lot because …

Build Kankipadu-Royyuru road by Sankranti: Pawan
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Build Kankipadu-Royyuru road by Sankranti: Pawan

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan directed officials to complete the construction of the Kankipadu-Royyuru road by January 2025 and open it for vehicular traffic as a Sankranti gift to the people of the region. Subsequently, Pawan Kalyan directed officials of the engineering wing not to compromise on the construction quality and to ensure that the road is laid …

₹7.06 crore drinking water project announced for 24 hamlets in Kanniyakumari constituency
3 months, 3 weeks ago

₹7.06 crore drinking water project announced for 24 hamlets in Kanniyakumari constituency

The Hindu  

AIADMK legislator Thalavai Sundaram on Saturday said that a drinking water project at a cost of ₹7.06 crore would benefit 24 hamlets in several panchayats in the district here on Saturday. The project aims to address the drinking water needs of 24 hamlets under Kadukkarai, Kattuputhoor and Thidal panchayats. For years, these habitations had faced severe drinking water shortages, although …

We will implement Jal Jeevan Mission effectively: Andhra DyCM Pawan Kalyan
3 months, 3 weeks ago

We will implement Jal Jeevan Mission effectively: Andhra DyCM Pawan Kalyan

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Accusing the previous YSRC regime of ignoring the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission in Andhra Pradesh, Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the present dispensation will implement it as per the aspirations of the Centre. During a meeting with Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday, Pawan Kalyan explained the State’s vision to …

Andhra Pradesh Minister Satya Kumar seeks funds for Jilledu Banda project, writes to water resources minister
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh Minister Satya Kumar seeks funds for Jilledu Banda project, writes to water resources minister

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Minister for Health, Y Satya Kumar, has written to Minister for Water Resources, Nimmala Ramanaidu, requesting funds for acquiring land necessary to commence work on the Jilledu Banda Reservoir project. In his letter, Satya Kumar stressed the need for Rs 93.59 crore for land acquisition required for the first phase of the project, which was one of Chief Minister …

Pawan assures potable water to all households in AP
4 months ago

Pawan assures potable water to all households in AP

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan, who holds the portfolio of Panchayat Raj and Rural Water Supply, underlined that the NDA alliance government in Andhra Pradesh is focused on providing potable drinking water to all households in the state. As part of a review meeting with Panchayat Raj and Rural Development commissioner Krishna Teja and officials of Rural Water …

Pawan Kalyan Expresses Deep Condolences and Offers Support for Vizianagaram Village Victims
5 months ago

Pawan Kalyan Expresses Deep Condolences and Offers Support for Vizianagaram Village Victims

India Today  

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan visited Vizianagaram to meet the families of those who died in a diarrhoea outbreak caused by contaminated water. He expressed his sorrow over the deaths and offered assurances that his government would stand by the affected families in the district’s Gurlu mandal village.

Will provide drinking water connection to every household in Andhra Pradesh under Jal Jeevan Mission in three years, says CM Naidu
6 months ago

Will provide drinking water connection to every household in Andhra Pradesh under Jal Jeevan Mission in three years, says CM Naidu

The Hindu  

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has said the State government is committed to providing drinking water tap connections to every household under the Jal Jeevan Mission in the next three years, and has stressed the need for Andhra Pradesh to derive maximum benefit from the scheme like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala. Addressing a review meeting, along …

CM lays foundation for scheme to supply drinking water to 3 towns from Sone river
6 months, 2 weeks ago

CM lays foundation for scheme to supply drinking water to 3 towns from Sone river

Hindustan Times  

Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday laid the foundation stone for the ambitious drinking water supply scheme at Annicut in Dehri town of Rohtas district. Once complete, the project at an estimated cost of ₹1347.32 crore, will provide drinking water to people in Aurangabad, Dehri and Sasaram towns, using surface water available in the Sone river. At the industrial training …

Stage set for finalising MGNREGS works worth ₹4,500 crore in Andhra Pradesh
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Stage set for finalising MGNREGS works worth ₹4,500 crore in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development K. Pawan Kalyan has announced the commencement of 87 types of development works with an outlay of nearly ₹4,500 crore under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in 13,326 gram panchayats. The stage for these works would be set at the ‘grama sabhas’to be conducted in the …

Full Water Supply for Kharif, Rabi: Ponguleti
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Full Water Supply for Kharif, Rabi: Ponguleti

Deccan Chronicle  

Khammam: The project ayacut farmers would get water supply for both the crop seasons this year as irrigation projects were bemiring with water, said minister for revenue and housing Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy on Wednesday while releasing water to the left main canal from Palair reservoir at Kusumanchi in Khammam district. The minister informed that the irrigation tanks in Palaiar constituency …

Restore Drinking Water Supply on War Footing in Flood-hit Villages: Pawan
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Restore Drinking Water Supply on War Footing in Flood-hit Villages: Pawan

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan directed the officials to restore the drinking water supply on a war footing in the flood-affected villages in the state. On Monday, Kalyan discussed and reviewed the rains and flood situation with his party MLAs during the legislative party meeting held at the Assembly premises. Kalyan further enquired about the flood situation in 12 …

Telangana: No Proper Supply of Drinking Water in My Village: R&B Min.
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana: No Proper Supply of Drinking Water in My Village: R&B Min.

Deccan Chronicle  

Nalgonda: Minister for roads and buildings Komatireddy Venkat Reddy on Saturday said there is no proper supply of drinking water in his village Brahmanavellamla of Narketpally under Mission Bhagiratha and he expects the same situation in other villages as well. Responding to it, Venkat Reddy said drinking water is not supplied properly to people in Brahmanavellamla, his native place, even …

Andhra Pradesh: Provide drinking water to every household, says Kollu Ravindra
9 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: Provide drinking water to every household, says Kollu Ravindra

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA : Minister for Mining and Excise Kollu Ravindra instructed the officials to fulfil the vision of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu by providing fresh drinking water through taps to every household. During the meeting, irrigation officials informed the minister that proposals amounting to Rs 55 crore had been sent to higher officials for 245 works, including desilting canals, in …

First phase of new Tamirabharani combined drinking water scheme inaugurated
1 year ago

First phase of new Tamirabharani combined drinking water scheme inaugurated

The Hindu  

Minister for Municipal Administration K.N. Ramachandran, and Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu, on Saturday inaugurated the first phase of the Tamirabharani Combined Drinking Water Project for Arupukottai, Virudhunagar, and Sattur towns. Water scheme The Tamirabharani Combined Drinking Water project is being executed by Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board at a cost of ₹444.71 crore. Mr. Ramachandran said that inauguration …

We are committed to completing Polavaram at earliest, says Buggana
1 year, 1 month ago

We are committed to completing Polavaram at earliest, says Buggana

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: The major and medium irrigation was given a sizeable allocation in the interim State budget for 2024-25. Reiterating the government’s commitment to completing the ongoing irrigation projects, he said, “We are committed to completing the Polavaram National Project, the lifeline of Andhra Pradesh. On other projects, the minister said Owk Tunnel-II, which was inaugurated by Chief Minister YS Jagan …

AMRUT scheme funds will help improve water supply in Vizianagaram, says Minister
1 year, 2 months ago

AMRUT scheme funds will help improve water supply in Vizianagaram, says Minister

The Hindu  

Minister for Education Botcha Satyanarayana on January 7 said that the sanctioning of ₹62 crore under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation scheme will ensure improved water supply to all areas of Vizianagaram city and its outskirts. Water pipelines would be laid from Mushidivada in Visakhapatnam district to Vizianagaram, the Minister said after inaugurating a water tank built …

Work on new scheme for supply of unpolluted water to Mettupalayam residents set to begin
1 year, 2 months ago

Work on new scheme for supply of unpolluted water to Mettupalayam residents set to begin

The Hindu  

The long-felt demand of residents in the 33 wards of Mettupalayam Municipality for supply of unpolluted water will be fulfilled through the new ₹22. Re-laying of pipelines and construction of additional overhead tanks was necessary for increasing the frequency of water supply to at least alternate days, said M. Jaikumar, secretary, Save Bhavani Association. The ‘Improvement to Water Supply Scheme …

Minister reviews water shortage issues, implementation of drinking water schemes in Tamil Nadu
1 year, 5 months ago

Minister reviews water shortage issues, implementation of drinking water schemes in Tamil Nadu

New Indian Express  

To quench the thirst of as many as 831 residential units in Radhapuram, Valliyoor, Nanguneri, Kalakkad, Palayamkottai, and Cheranmahadevi areas, a combined water supply scheme is being readied at an outlay of Rs 605.75 crore. "However, an idea of setting up desalination plants in the coastal areas, including Tirunelveli, Ramanathapuram, and Pudukottai, to supply drinking water during drought will be …

Ahead of polls, KCR sanctions Rs 195 crore for drinking water needs in Kamareddy
1 year, 6 months ago

Ahead of polls, KCR sanctions Rs 195 crore for drinking water needs in Kamareddy

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Ahead of Chief Minister Chandrashekar Rao’s election contest from Kamareddy assembly constituency, the state government has sanctioned '195 crore for a drinking water project in the region. A new pipeline will be laid from the Sriram Sagar project to Mallannagutta for supply of drinking water. During Congress rule, a new pipeline had been laid from the Sriram Sagar project …

Pawan Kalyan Can't Even Step Into Assembly, Says YSRC MLA Srinivas
1 year, 8 months ago

Pawan Kalyan Can't Even Step Into Assembly, Says YSRC MLA Srinivas

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: The Eluru MLA and the former deputy chief minister Kalikrishna Srinivas lashed out at Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan for his critical remarks against Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, as also “against the local volunteers and development of Eluru constituency.” Srinivas told the media in Eluru on Monday that PK was frustrated over the non-cooperation of the people …

Agriculture, drinking water, health-related issues dominate quarterly KDP meeting
1 year, 8 months ago

Agriculture, drinking water, health-related issues dominate quarterly KDP meeting

The Hindu  

Issues related to agriculture, drinking water and health dominated the quarterly Karnataka Development Programme meeting in Yadgir on Monday. Drinking water Mr. Darshanapur and Mr. Kandkur and also Channareddy Patil Tunnur and Raja Venkatappa Naik, MLA of Yadgir and Shorapur, raised the issue of drinking water shortage. All MLAs including the Minister asked the officials of Karnataka Urban Drinking Water …

Villagers pull up AP Speaker over drinking water
1 year, 11 months ago

Villagers pull up AP Speaker over drinking water

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: Speaker Tammineni Sitaram went through a bitter experience on Saturday evening when a large number of people in Lakkapuram village under Burja mandal of his Amadalavalasa constituency pulled him up for lack of drinking water, power connections and deletion of names from the pensioners’ list. Sitaram had visited the village as a part of the “Gadapa Gadapaku Mana Prabhutvam.” …

PM Modi Lays Foundation Stone For Projects And Inaugurates Projects Worth Rs 10,863-Cr
2 years, 2 months ago

PM Modi Lays Foundation Stone For Projects And Inaugurates Projects Worth Rs 10,863-Cr

ABP News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his visit to Karnataka's Yadgir district laid a foundation stone and inaugurated a slew of projects on Thursday. PM Modi laid a foundation stone for Yadgir multi-village drinking water supply project under Jal Jeevan Mission at Kodekal. The project, which costs more than Rs 2,050 crore, will provide potable water to about 2.3 lakh households …

Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Reddy Laid Foundation For Developmental Works Worth Rs 3,300 Crores In West Godavari
2 years, 4 months ago

Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Reddy Laid Foundation For Developmental Works Worth Rs 3,300 Crores In West Godavari

ABP News  

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy laid the foundation stone for 15 projects, including the Aqua University of Andhra Pradesh ‘s buildings and a fishing harbour during his visit to Narsapuram in West Godavari district on Monday. The Chief Minister also distributed the second instalment of compensation of Rs 107.90 crore to 23,458 beneficiaries from Mummidivaram who lost …

Interior villages witnessing ‘water wars’ in erstwhile Adilabad district
2 years, 10 months ago

Interior villages witnessing ‘water wars’ in erstwhile Adilabad district

Deccan Chronicle  

DUBBAGUDA : It’s time for water wars in villages. Tekam Laxmi Bai of Molalgutta of Adilabad Rural mandal said the Mission Bhagiratha water is released once a week sometimes once in 15 days. She said some people of their neighbouring village Pothaguda had thrashed Namdev Pawar, operator of the Mission Bhagiratha tank, alleging that he was not releasing the water …

KCR has scant respect for Ambedkar: BJP MLA
2 years, 11 months ago

KCR has scant respect for Ambedkar: BJP MLA

Deccan Chronicle  

ADILABAD: Dubbaka BJP MLA Raghunandan Rao alleged that Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao shelved the proposed Pranahitha Chevella irrigation project at Thummidihattti as it was named after B.R Ambedkar and added that Chandrashekar Rao had shown disrespect to Ambedkar many times. Addressing the gathering at the inauguration of Pranahitha Jala Sadhana Padayatra led by local BJP leader Palvai Harish Babu …

₹1,000 cr. set aside for Mekedatu project
3 years ago

₹1,000 cr. set aside for Mekedatu project

The Hindu  

The BJP Government in Karnataka, which is under pressure to act on the proposed ₹9,000-crore Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir and Drinking Water Project in the wake of the recently-concluded padayatra by the Opposition Congress, has allocated ₹1,000 crore for the project in the State Budget presented on Friday. The project has assumed importance not only because it would regulate the flow …

Nanjangud MLA seeks ₹ 30 crore for lift irrigation project in Yediyala
3 years ago

Nanjangud MLA seeks ₹ 30 crore for lift irrigation project in Yediyala

The Hindu  

Nanjangud MLA B Harshavardhan has urged the Karnataka Government to ensure that ₹30 crore is set aside in the State Budget for a proposed lift irrigation project in Yediyala region of his constituency. On February 23, Mr Harshavardhan said the lift irrigation project will help fill up 12 dried-up tanks in Nanjangud taluk, which would cater to the requirements of …

Rural water supply wing sets record in Kadapa
3 years, 11 months ago

Rural water supply wing sets record in Kadapa

Deccan Chronicle  

KADAPA: The Kadapa district rural water supply department has set a record that is unprecedented. There has been no drinking water problem this year, thanks to the special initiatives taken up by the district administration, especially collector Chevuru Harikiran, who ensured that reservoirs were full, and appropriate management of water schemes in rural areas. Special attention is being paid in …

Athikadavu – Avinashi project to be completed by Dec. 2021: Chief Minister
4 years, 8 months ago

Athikadavu – Avinashi project to be completed by Dec. 2021: Chief Minister

The Hindu  

Stating that the Athikadavu – Avinashi Ground Water Recharge and Drinking Water Supply Scheme is the farmers’ dream project as their 50 years demand has been met, Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Thursday added that the scheme will be completed by the end of December, 2021. Addressing farmers at Thiruvachi village in Perundurai block after inspecting the construction of …

Maharashtra government allocates Rs 7,000 crore for completion of drinking water projects in scarcity-prone areas
6 years, 7 months ago

Maharashtra government allocates Rs 7,000 crore for completion of drinking water projects in scarcity-prone areas

Firstpost  

Under the National Rural Drinking Water Scheme, the government has approved a proposal of Rs 7,952 crore for completing 6,624 water projects in 10,583 villages, he said. Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has approved over Rs 7,000 crore to complete the drinking water projects in scarcity-hit areas, state minister Babanrao Lonikar said. The government is committed to provide water to all …

Kerala: People protest, demand water
7 years, 2 months ago

Kerala: People protest, demand water

Deccan Chronicle  

KOZHIKODE: 'Pulkodikootam', the samiti under which the people in the coastal area of Payyoli agitated demanding supply of drinking water, has made it clear that it has not called off the protest after the MLA convened a talk on January 7. "We have demanded immediate drinking water distribution in the coastal belt where more than 250 families are suffering for …

Lokesh praises Chandrababu Naidu for Polavaram, Pattiseema projects
7 years, 4 months ago

Lokesh praises Chandrababu Naidu for Polavaram, Pattiseema projects

Deccan Chronicle  

Rajahmundry: A large delegation comprising an MP, six Cabinet ministers, 60 legislators and 15 members of the Legislative Council visited the Polavaram irrigation project and Pattiseema lift scheme and inquired about the execution and functioning of various components of the projects. Project engineers explained to the delegation the functioning of the Pattiseema project which was aimed to pump Godavari water …

‘Hale Unduwadi drinking water project has to start from scratch’
8 years, 4 months ago

‘Hale Unduwadi drinking water project has to start from scratch’

The Hindu  

Even as the civic bodies in Mysuru are hopeful of the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board de-reserving a plot of land identified for setting up a water treatment plant as part of the proposed Hale Unduwadi drinking water scheme for Mysuru, little or no efforts have been made to revive the drinking water project that was stalled with the announcement …

Irregularities in drinking water project implementation alleged
10 years, 2 months ago

Irregularities in drinking water project implementation alleged

The Hindu  

The Forum For Good Governance here has alleged that irregularities are galore in the drinking water related Krishna phase-three and Godavari phase-one projects, initiated by the Telangana State government. “The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board, few years ago, availed a loan of Rs.1,500 crore at 12 per cent interest and the remaining Rs.170 crore budget will be funded …

Clean drinking water, sanitation for all rural households in Karnataka
11 years, 6 months ago

Clean drinking water, sanitation for all rural households in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Karnataka is now on the threshold of giving a total facelift to the quality of life in rural areas and in what is described as the first such attempt in the country, all households in villages will be provided with access to clean drinking water and sanitation within a given timeframe. The Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj has …

Rs. 11,000 cr. to augment water supply in city
11 years, 9 months ago

Rs. 11,000 cr. to augment water supply in city

The Hindu  

Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy launched a number of projects here on Saturday. Perhaps with an eye on the 2014 polls, he announced completion of the Krishna Phase III and Godavari drinking water projects by March/April next. With completion of both these projects, daily water supply to the city would become a reality, he said. 3,000 crore next year …

Agitation for drinking water in Berhampur town
11 years, 11 months ago

Agitation for drinking water in Berhampur town

India TV News  

Berhampur, Apr 13: Demanding immediate steps to solve the acute drinking water problem in the south Odisha town, activists of Berhampur Nagarika Committee have launched an indefinite agitation here. The agitators led by BJP leader and former deputy speaker of Odisha assembly, Ram Chandra Panda began a dharna here and threatened to continue the agitation if the government did not …

Water remains a mirage despite pipelines
12 years, 1 month ago

Water remains a mirage despite pipelines

The Hindu  

It is a case of the proverbial slip between the cup and the lip for quite a few habitations in the Ranga Reddy district, which lie around the peripheral areas of GHMC. And though major pipeline works to facilitate water flow was completed long ago, lack of supply from the Shankarpally reservoir is making safe drinking water a pipe dream …

Doubts over feasibility of Godavari project
12 years, 3 months ago

Doubts over feasibility of Godavari project

The Hindu  

The Forum for Good Governance expressed serious doubts over the feasibility of the Godavari drinking water project as it suffered from lack of funds, water and power. Speaking to presspersons here on Thursday, he said the project envisaged drawing 30 tmcft of water from Pranahita project which was a non starter. Again, to lift water from Pranahita about 3000 MW …

Krishna phase-III by 2013-end
13 years ago

Krishna phase-III by 2013-end

The Hindu  

Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy assured on Monday that phase-III of the Krishna Drinking Water Supply Project would be completed by the end of 2013 after the Opposition members charged the government with neglecting the needs of the city. Question hour Intervening during Question Hour, he said the government had in principle decided to take up Krishna water project's …

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