Land conversion data collection from March 25
1 day, 1 hour ago

Land conversion data collection from March 25

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Water Resources Minister Nimmala Ramanaidu on Thursday revealed that no programme to collect land conversion details was taken up in the past three decades. Replying to a query from Kavali MLA Dagumati Venkata Krishna Reddy in the Assembly, he announced that a land conversion data collection initiative will be launched at the Collectors’ Conference on March 25, and completed within two months. After the NDA government came to power, efforts to optimise water resources have paved the way to irrigate an additional 4.3598 million acres, with proposals to supply water to 4.8612 million acres in the future. He also promised to desilt Nagarjuna Sagar Ayacut canals as part of Operation and Maintenance works, blaming the previous YSRCP government for neglecting the irrigation sector.

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Not much to cheer about for irrigation sector in 2025-26 Budget
2 days, 10 hours ago

Not much to cheer about for irrigation sector in 2025-26 Budget

The Hindu  

HYDERABAD The budgetary allocation for the irrigation sector for 2025-26 appears to be no match to the government plans to complete several ongoing projects and taking up some new projects as part of its plans to increase the irrigation potential from the existing 73.57 lakh acres to 127.57 lakh acres in the years to come. The allocation for the coming …

44% of India’s Farmland Still Unirrigated: Minister Ramnath Thakur
1 month, 1 week ago

44% of India’s Farmland Still Unirrigated: Minister Ramnath Thakur

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Despite progress in the expansion of irrigation, 44.2 per cent of India’s farmland remains un-irrigated, relying solely on rainfall, said Union minister of state for agriculture Ramnath Thakur. However, unirrigated land has grown from 11.6 million hectares in 2003-04 to 97 million hectares in 2022-23, based on reports from states and union territories, said the minister. These include building …

Andhra CM pledges to irrigate every acre in Rayalaseema region
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Andhra CM pledges to irrigate every acre in Rayalaseema region

Deccan Chronicle  

Sambepalli, Feb. 1: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said that his lifelong desire is to irrigate every acre in the Rayalaseema region of the state to repay his debt as the son of the soil. Addressing a public meeting at Sambepalli village in Annamayya district, the Chief Minister said he must complete this mission started by …

Andhra Pradesh government to look into conversion of lands
2 months ago

Andhra Pradesh government to look into conversion of lands

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: The State Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday, decided to conduct an in-depth study of lands removed from the prohibited list, and converted as freehold. The State Cabinet also gave its nod for the regularisation of Village and Ward Secretaries, Mini-Hydel Power Projects on Thotapalle Barrage over Nagavali River in Srikakulam district, and Rs …

‘NDA achieved 100 per cent strike rate in water users association polls’: Minister Nimmala Rama
3 months ago

‘NDA achieved 100 per cent strike rate in water users association polls’: Minister Nimmala Rama

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Accusing the previous YSRCP regime of completely destroying the irrigation sector, Water Resources Minister Nimmala Rama Naidu said it did not even remove water hyacinth in the canals, and apply grease to the sluice gates of projects. The coalition government has conducted the Water Users Association elections to strengthen the irrigation sector,” he said. Farmers, who were vexed with …

Uttam Promises Restoration of Nizamsagar Project
3 months, 1 week ago

Uttam Promises Restoration of Nizamsagar Project

Deccan Chronicle  

Kamareddy: Irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Friday said the century-old Nizamsagar project would be restored to its old glory with its original water storage area, by adopting global technology for desilting it. Uttam Kumar Reddy further noted that restrictions imposed by the water disputes tribunal had prevented utilisation of water from three barrages under the Kaleshwaram project. Despite …

U.P. needs 1.5-2L acre land bank for trillion-dollar economy target
4 months, 1 week ago

U.P. needs 1.5-2L acre land bank for trillion-dollar economy target

Hindustan Times  

The Uttar Pradesh government is following four models to procure and develop land banks to implement investment proposals to make the state a trillion-dollar economy. We are following four models to procure land and the state government has made funds available to various development authorities to acquire land for the industry,” said chief secretary Manoj Kumar Singh. Those aware of …

CM Naidu announces Rs 3000 relief for each family affected in flood-hit districts
7 months, 3 weeks ago

CM Naidu announces Rs 3000 relief for each family affected in flood-hit districts

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced immediate relief of Rs 3,000 for each family whose house was inundated in the floods due to heavy rains in the flood-hit five districts. Approximately 1.06 lakh acres were inundated by floodwaters in East Godavari, West Godavari, Konaseema, Kakinada, Eluru, and parts of Alluri Sitarama Raju districts, the Chief Minister said during a …

Irrigation officials make plans for fast-tracking projects
8 months, 1 week ago

Irrigation officials make plans for fast-tracking projects

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The irrigation department has estimated that it would require Rs 19,287 crore this year to complete 19 projects — small and medium — as per the state government’s declared priority to finish projects that can be completed in a year with a target to bring 6.5 lakh acres ayacut including areas that need stabilisation, under the plough. As part …

Devanahalli farmers oppose acquisition of land for industrial purposes: Karnataka Minister MB Patil
1 year, 5 months ago

Devanahalli farmers oppose acquisition of land for industrial purposes: Karnataka Minister MB Patil

Hindustan Times  

Farmers in Devanahalli are opposed to the land acquisition for industrial purposes and a meeting will be held on October 25 to discuss the issue, Karnataka Large and Medium Industries Minister M B Patil has said. READ | Mumbai, Bengaluru secure 19th, 22nd positions globally in housing price appreciation: Report Another meeting would be called on October 25 to discuss …

State will turn out agri model for nation: KTR
1 year, 11 months ago

State will turn out agri model for nation: KTR

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: IT minister K.T. Rama Rao on Wednesday called on students to adopt newer technologies from agricultural colleges, stating that the state would emerge as a role model in agriculture and students as noted agronomists and scientists. The minister was speaking while inaugurating the college and hostel premises of Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agriculture University at Jillella village of Thangallapally …

Andhra Pradesh to complete several irrigation projects in north Andhra expeditiously
2 years, 5 months ago

Andhra Pradesh to complete several irrigation projects in north Andhra expeditiously

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The AP water resources authorities have promised to complete the several ongoing irrigation projects in north Andhra region by the kharif season in 2023. Water resources engineer-in-chief C Narayana Reddy told the media here on Tuesday that some of these were pending for several years. In north Andhra region, between 2004 and 2014, nearly 89,200 acres of land was …

Karnataka Assembly Passes Nine Bills in Just 3 Hours Including Land Revenue (Amendment) Bill 2020
4 years, 5 months ago

Karnataka Assembly Passes Nine Bills in Just 3 Hours Including Land Revenue (Amendment) Bill 2020

News 18  

In just three hours, the Karnataka Assembly passed nine Bills including crucial ones like Karnataka Land Revenue Bill on Friday. The Revenue Minister, R. Ashoka tabled the Karnataka Land Reforms Bill, 2020, which is dubbed as death knell to farmers in the state by both Civil Activists as well the opposition parties. It is not the truth at all.” According …

Amaravati: farmers refuse to give up land in two villages
7 years, 2 months ago

Amaravati: farmers refuse to give up land in two villages

Live Mint  

Hyderabad: On 12 January, farmers began gathering at noon at Penumaka village, about 12km from Vijayawada, in Andhra Pradesh. While over 33,000 of the roughly 36,000 acres of farmland required for Amaravati have been acquired by the AP government through its land-pooling scheme, Penumaka and nearby Undavalli are the only two villages out of 29 where farmers are unwilling to …

Nitin Gadkari announces Rs 6,000 crore, World Bank-backed project to improve irrigation, water accessibility
7 years, 4 months ago

Nitin Gadkari announces Rs 6,000 crore, World Bank-backed project to improve irrigation, water accessibility

Firstpost  

Gadkari on Friday announced a World Bank-supported Rs 6,000 crore scheme to improve the irrigation facilities and water accessibility capacity in several states Nagpur: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday announced a World Bank-supported Rs 6,000 crore scheme to improve the irrigation facilities and water accessibility capacity in several states, including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. Vice-President Venkaiah …

Another thorn in TD-BJP relations
8 years, 7 months ago

Another thorn in TD-BJP relations

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: An extraordinary Gazette notification issued in May, has drawn the battle lines between the Union and state governments. The ministry of rural development said that the Central government notified on May 13, 2016, that the aggregate acquisition of agricultural land for all projects in a district shall not be more than 5 percent of the net sown area in …

Land pooling for capital kick starts at Nelapadu
10 years, 2 months ago

Land pooling for capital kick starts at Nelapadu

The Hindu  

Minister for Municipal Administration P. Narayana on Friday released the gazette notification of Land Pooling Scheme under Capital Region Development Authority at this village kick starting a massive exercise of pooling of thousands of acres for constructing a new capital for Andhra Pradesh. Over the next three months, the CRDA plans to acquire 50,000 acres n Thullur, Tadikonda and Mangalagiri …

Land pooling decision of govt. bursts realty bubble
10 years, 5 months ago

Land pooling decision of govt. bursts realty bubble

The Hindu  

The State government’s plans to acquire vast chunk of lands for constructing the Capital city has hit the realty sector in Krishna and Guntur districts. Land prices have reportedly dropped by at least 30 per cent from Gollapudi to Telangana State border in Krishna district; and from Kanaka Durga Varadhi to Amaravathi in Guntur district, reflecting a stark contrast from …

Efforts on to complete 46 irrigation projects: CM
11 years, 10 months ago

Efforts on to complete 46 irrigation projects: CM

The Hindu  

Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy has said that efforts were on to complete 46 irrigation projects under Jalayagnam programme to provide water for another 30 lakh acres this year. Thus, many projects, including Ali Sagar and Gutpa in the district, were complete and provided water to 22 lakh acres, he said. Participating in the ‘Rythu Sadassu’ here on Monday, …

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