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 phase-III to augment the drinking water needs by supplying an additional 5.5 TMC. Drinking water needs They charged the government with neglecting the drinking water needs of the city and sought to know by when the phase-III of Krishna Water Project would be completed. Replying to the main question, Mr. Mahidhar Reddy said that a detailed project report for phase-III of the Krishna drinking water project scheme with an estimated cost of Rs.1670 crore is under consideration.

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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 …

CM for 70% share of Krishna water
2 weeks, 4 days ago

CM for 70% share of Krishna water

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy urged the Centre to allocate 70 per cent of Krishna river water to Telangana, citing the state's larger share in the Krishna basin. Patil in Delhi along with irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Monday, the Chief Minister explained that Krishna basin covered 70 per cent of Telangana, while only the remaining 30 per …

AP, TG agree to optimise usage of Krishna water
3 weeks, 1 day ago

AP, TG agree to optimise usage of Krishna water

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states have agreed to optimise the usage of Krishna water based on their requirement for cultivation of crops and drinking water purposes up until May-end. As per the discussions held between the two states at the meeting, some 7,000-8,000 cusecs of water is to be drawn from the Nagarjuna Sagar dam for the Left …

Water Dispute: KRMB Demands Realistic Assessment from AP, Telangana
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Water Dispute: KRMB Demands Realistic Assessment from AP, Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada:The Krishna River Management Board has asked AP and Telangana to come up with a realistic assessment of their requirement of water for drinking purposes and irrigation in the areas falling under the Nagarjunasagar left and right canals respectively, to allocate the 66 tmc ft of water that is available below the minimum draw down levels. The KRMB reportedly expressed …

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 …

AP Already Used More Than Its Share, Telangana Tells KRMB
1 month ago

AP Already Used More Than Its Share, Telangana Tells KRMB

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana has demanded that the Krishna River Management Board immediately stop Andhra Pradesh from drawing any more Krishna river water from the Nagarjunasagar and Srisailam reservoirs. In a letter to KRMB chairman Atul Jain on Friday, Telangana’s irrigation principal secretary Rahul Bojja said: “As on today, AP has already utilised far in excess of its entitlement as per KRMB …

Karnataka government readies for drinking water crisis
1 month ago

Karnataka government readies for drinking water crisis

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: With the summer approaching, the state government is gearing up to tackle a looming water crisis, especially with regard to supplying drinking water in Karnataka. While stressing on identifying villages that need drinking water to be supplied through tankers, the Cabinet Sub-Committee headed by Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda expressed concern over availability of water in reservoirs for irrigation. …

AP Diverting Water Beyond River Basin Areas: TG to Krishna Tribunal
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1 month ago

AP Diverting Water Beyond River Basin Areas: TG to Krishna Tribunal

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh was diverting 333 tmc ft of water from the Krishna river to areas that fall outside of the river basin region, and this was severely affecting water supply in Telangana, and agriculture in the state, the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II was informed by Telangana on Wednesday. The KWDT-II began its three-day final arguments in Delhi on the …

3 States Agree to Resolve Krishna Disputes Amicably
1 month ago

3 States Agree to Resolve Krishna Disputes Amicably

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Water resources ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka, Nimmala Ramanaidu, Uttam Kumar Reddy and D.K. The ministers took part in the second All India State Water Ministers’ Conference held under the aegis of the Central Water Commission in Udaipur in Rajasthan on Wednesday and resolved to make efforts to take collective decisions through consultations to safeguard the interests …

River Waters Dispute With AP: Centre Assures to Protect TG Interests
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1 month ago

River Waters Dispute With AP: Centre Assures to Protect TG Interests

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Centre has assured the Telangana government that it will help protect the state’s river waters by initiating immediate steps to ensure fair water distribution and prevent unauthorised withdrawals from River Krishna by Andhra Pradesh, irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has said. “We secured a firm assurance from the Union minister that the Centre will intervene in addressing …

Karnataka: Minister Extends Malaprabha Water Release Until March 1
1 month ago

Karnataka: Minister Extends Malaprabha Water Release Until March 1

Deccan Chronicle  

Responding to persistent demands from farmers, Minister for Women and Child Development Laxmi Hebbalkar, who also chairs the Malaprabha Project Irrigation Advisory Committee, has directed the continuation of water release from the Malaprabha reservoir to irrigation canals until March 1.This decision overturns an earlier plan to halt the supply on February 15, following appeals from farmers and legislators from Nargund …

Uttam seeks Centre’s intervention in Krishna water dispute, seeks funding for Musi river, irrigation projects
1 month ago

Uttam seeks Centre’s intervention in Krishna water dispute, seeks funding for Musi river, irrigation projects

The Hindu  

Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy has demanded immediate intervention of the Union government in the Krishna water dispute to prevent any injustice to Telangana. Speaking at the 2nd All India State Water Ministers’ Conference, 2025, organised by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, at Udaipur on Tuesday, Mr. Uttam Kumar urged the Centre to take steps to …

Stop AP from diverting Krishna water: Revanth asks Centre
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1 month ago

Stop AP from diverting Krishna water: Revanth asks Centre

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has taken a serious note of the Andhra Pradesh government’s decision to divert Krishna water through the Nagarjunasagar right canal. In a high-level review meeting held on Monday with irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy and senior officials, Revanth Reddy expressed concerns over Andhra Pradesh's unauthorised diversion of the Krishna water. The Chief Minister …

Karnataka deserves 25 TMC of water under Godavari-Krishna-Cauvery irrigation project: Deve Gowda
1 month ago

Karnataka deserves 25 TMC of water under Godavari-Krishna-Cauvery irrigation project: Deve Gowda

Hindustan Times  

JDS supremo H D Deve Gowda on Saturday said Karnataka should receive 25 TMC of water under the Godavari-Krishna-Cauvery irrigation project and vowed to fight for this cause alongside all political parties. He added that he had raised this issue in Parliament and had appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Water Resources Minister C R Patil to increase …

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 …

Telangana asks CWC to stop AP's Godvari-Banakacharla project
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Telangana asks CWC to stop AP's Godvari-Banakacharla project

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana on Wednesday urged the Central Water Commission to stop Andhra Pradesh from going ahead with the Godavari-Banakacharla link project, saying the proposal violates inter-state river water sharing and was illegal as the increased use of Godavari water goes against all existing permissions that AP has. In a letter to CWC, Godavari and Krishna river management boards, Telangana’s irrigation …

Huge win for Telangana in Krishna river battle with AP
2 months ago

Huge win for Telangana in Krishna river battle with AP

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a huge victory for Telangana against Andhra Pradesh over the sharing of the Krishna river water, the Krishna River Water Disputes Tribunal-II on Thursday said it was inclined to take up the issue of project-wise allocation of water under the new terms of reference issued by the Centre in 2023, a stand that Telangana had fought hard for …

Revanth calls for strong arguments for TG's rightful share before Krishna Tribunal
2 months ago

Revanth calls for strong arguments for TG's rightful share before Krishna Tribunal

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Wednesday stressed the need for robust arguments before the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II to secure Telangana’s rightful share of Krishna river water under Section 3 of the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act -1956. He instructed irrigation officials to send letters of objection to Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. …

CWC Seeks Details on AP's Godavari-Banakacharla Project
2 months, 1 week ago

CWC Seeks Details on AP's Godavari-Banakacharla Project

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Central Water Commission has sought reports from the Krishna River Management Board and the Godavari River Management Board regarding the Godavari-Banakacharla project proposed by the Andhra Pradesh government. This project, recently announced by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, has raised concerns in Telangana, prompting Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to direct officials to assess its potential …

WRD defers decision to seek Krishna water for Chennai as reservoirs are full
2 months, 2 weeks ago

WRD defers decision to seek Krishna water for Chennai as reservoirs are full

The Hindu  

The Water Resources Department has deferred its decision to seek Krishna water from Andhra Pradesh until February as the city’s reservoirs are brimming with storage. We will wait for the water level to decrease in the major water bodies and request for Krishna water to store in Poondi reservoir for city water supply,” said an official. Officials recalled that Krishna …

CM Revanth: Bring 20 tmc From Mallannasagar to Hyderabad
2 months, 2 weeks ago

CM Revanth: Bring 20 tmc From Mallannasagar to Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy announced a major initiative to bring 20 tmc ft of water from the Mallannasagar reservoir to Hyderabad to address the city’s growing drinking water demands. The decision, made during a meeting with officials of the water board, marks a significant step in securing the city’s future water needs. Officials informed that the water board …

State hopes to get 550 tmc Krishna water share: Uttam
2 months, 3 weeks ago

State hopes to get 550 tmc Krishna water share: Uttam

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:Telangana will seek 550 tmc ft feet of water annually as its share from the Krishna river against the 299 tmc ft it is getting, irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy said on Tuesday. The minister’s announcement came during a press meet that he addressed along with minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy after a meeting to review the progress of work …

Andhra Pradesh to be surrounded with 'jala harati'
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh to be surrounded with 'jala harati'

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to begin the Godavari-Banakacharla alignment project, which is estimated to cost Rs 70-80,000 crores. On Sunday, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu held crucial discussion with the officials of the water resources and the financial departments regarding the project. During his tour in New Delhi recently, Chandrababu Naidu met Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman …

Hyderabad Water Supply Hits 1.3 Crore People, Plans for Future Growth
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hyderabad Water Supply Hits 1.3 Crore People, Plans for Future Growth

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:Water supply was expanded to new areas, including the Outer Ring Road, gated communities, villages and other places, the HMWS&SB stated in its year-end summation of its activities. In a statement, the board said it now serves around 1.3 crore people, supplying drinking water and treating the sewage. A key project approved this year was Phase-2 of the Godavari Drinking …

Odisha: BJD Leader Admits, Water Project Delays Caused Poll Setbacks
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Odisha: BJD Leader Admits, Water Project Delays Caused Poll Setbacks

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: The Winter Session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly on Tuesday witnessed intense discussions on Tuesday over delays in drinking water projects, with senior BJD MLA Badri Narayan Patra making a striking admission. Senior BJD legislator Ganeswar Behera called for stringent action against errant contractors who “absconded after misappropriating funds.” Echoing these sentiments, Minister Nayak stated that these contractors had …

Push for 70% of water allocation in Krishna basin to Telangana as per international practices: Revanth Reddy
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Push for 70% of water allocation in Krishna basin to Telangana as per international practices: Revanth Reddy

The Hindu  

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said the officials should push for 70% of water allocation in the Krishna basin to Telangana as the river covers 70% of area in Telangana and 30% in Andhra Pradesh. The international principles and practices of water sharing are in tune with the argument that water allocation should be made in the same proportion depending …

Revanth Reddy reviews plans for Godavari water transfer to Hyderabad
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Revanth Reddy reviews plans for Godavari water transfer to Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy held a high-level review meeting with officials from the Irrigation Department and Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board to address Hyderabad’s growing drinking water needs. The Chief Minister directed officials to prepare a comprehensive report on lifting Godavari water from the Kondapochamma and Mallanna Sagar reservoirs. To expedite the process, Revanth ordered the …

Rs 259 Crore Project Announced for Water-Deficient North Vizag
4 months ago

Rs 259 Crore Project Announced for Water-Deficient North Vizag

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation has proposed a Rs 259 crore project to augment drinking water supply to localities in northern parts of the city, including Madhurawada, which face a perennial shortage. Dr Sampath Kumar revealed that they have approached the International Finance Corporation, a World Bank affiliate, to secure funding for the first phase of the drinking water project. …

KTR accuses Congress of inflating Hyderabad water project cost
4 months, 2 weeks ago

KTR accuses Congress of inflating Hyderabad water project cost

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Wednesday alleged that though their government planned Hyderabad drinking water supply project with an estimated cost of Rs 1,100 crore, the Congress government changed the project and increased the cost to Rs 5,500 crore. He recalled that the BRS government planned to divert Godavari waters from Kondapochamma Sagar to Hyderabad with an …

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 …

Date of commissioning of Athikadavu-Avinashi project will be decided soon: Minister Muthusamy
7 months, 1 week ago

Date of commissioning of Athikadavu-Avinashi project will be decided soon: Minister Muthusamy

The Hindu  

The date of commissioning the Athikadavu-Avinashi Ground Water Recharge and Drinking Water Supply Scheme will be decided once officials of the Water Resources Department conduct a study and submit a report in two days to confirm whether water could be supplied continuously to fill 1,045 water bodies in three districts, said Minister for Housing and Urban Development S. Muthusamy here …

40 TMC to HNSS from Srisailam
7 months, 3 weeks ago

40 TMC to HNSS from Srisailam

Deccan Chronicle  

Anantapur: The irrigation department has allocated 40 TMC ft of Krishna river water to Handri-Neeva Sujala Sravanthi project from the back waters of Srisailam reservoir. In view of heavy inflows into the Srisailam reservoir, the authorities released water for the HNSS project to meet the drinking and irrigation needs of Rayalaseema region. Finance minister Payyavula Keshav has directed the HNSS …

Union Budget to Help Vizag’s Major Water Projects: GVMC
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget to Help Vizag’s Major Water Projects: GVMC

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Union Budget special focus on augmenting drinking water supply in urban areas will help Visakhapatnam complete its major drinking water projects, said GVMC superintendent engineer K. Ravi. On incentives for waste management, GVMC chief medical officer Dr. Naresh Kumar said special allocation in the union budget will help build new garbage transfer stations in Anakapalli and Bheemili, provide funds …

Irrigation minister says only 65 tmfct water utilised from Kaleshwaram project in five years in Telangana
8 months ago

Irrigation minister says only 65 tmfct water utilised from Kaleshwaram project in five years in Telangana

New Indian Express  

KARIMNAGAR: Stating that water released into Godavari was more than what was pumped from the river, Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Friday said that only 65 tmcft of water from the Kaleshwaram project was utilised in the five years. The state government has sought an inquiry report on condition of pump houses of Kaleshwaram Lift …

Telangana government to focus on irrigation projects that require less funds
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana government to focus on irrigation projects that require less funds

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD : Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has focused mainly on six irrigation projects, which can be completed with less funds. They include Nilwai project in Mancherial district, Primpri Lift Irrigation Scheme in Nirmal district, Palemvagu in Jayashankar-Bhupalpally district, Matthadivagu in Adilabad district, SRSP stage-2 in Warangal and Sadarmat in Nirmal district. The BRS government raised huge amounts of loans …

Krishna Delta faces water shortage until August due to neglect of previous regime
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Krishna Delta faces water shortage until August due to neglect of previous regime

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Water Resources Minister Nimmala Ramanaidu has felt that there is no possibility of releasing irrigation water to Krishna delta ayacut till August. While 30 to 40 TMC of water used to be stored in the Pulichintala project, not even half TMC is available now, and because of the negligence of previous YSRC regime in maintaining the motors of the …

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 …

Our share of Krishna should be 789 TMC water, TS tells Tribunal
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Our share of Krishna should be 789 TMC water, TS tells Tribunal

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana state government has urged the Krishna Waters Disputes Tribunal-II that it should be allocated 789 tmc ft of water from the 1,050 tmc ft available in Krishna river in the erstwhile united Andhra Pradesh. In addition, the state told KWDT-II in its statement, that of the water available in the then unified Krishna district in the river, …

Why is CM not asking for water from Karnataka to meet drinking needs, asks BRS leader
11 months ago

Why is CM not asking for water from Karnataka to meet drinking needs, asks BRS leader

The Hindu  

Bharat Rashtra Samithi MLA from Gadwal Bandla Krishna Mohan Reddy ended his ‘Jala deeksha’ protest taken up along with other leaders of the party demanding that the State government get 5 tmcft of water from Narayanpur dam in Karnataka to meet drinking water needs, with former minister T. Harish Rao and others offering them lime juice on Monday. Praveen Kumar, …

Congress demands assurance from Modi on granting clearances for irrigation, drinking water projects
11 months, 1 week ago

Congress demands assurance from Modi on granting clearances for irrigation, drinking water projects

The Hindu  

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Karnataka on Sunday to campaign for the BJP-JD candidates, the Congress has posed a bunch of questions to him related to denial of permissions and funds to irrigation projects, including Mekedatu, and sought answers from him. Addressing reporters on Saturday, Minister for Revenue Krishna Byre Gowda said Karnataka has released an additional …

Most Towns in Telangana Have No Water Crisis
11 months, 1 week ago

Most Towns in Telangana Have No Water Crisis

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state government is ensuring that people get adequate drinking water by implementing the summer action plan that it had drafted earlier to address any shortfall during the summer. Official sources said Chief Minister A.Revanth Reddy was regularly monitoring the drinking water situation and issuing directions to officials on measures to overcome any shortage. With reports of severe heat …

AP to Seek 15 tmc-ft of Krishna Water from Nagarjunasagar Dam
11 months, 3 weeks ago

AP to Seek 15 tmc-ft of Krishna Water from Nagarjunasagar Dam

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh would claim its right to get 15 tmc-ft of Krishna water from Nagarjunasagar Dam to cater to the drinking water needs of four districts - Palnadu, Guntur, Prakasam and parts of Bapatla - from April to July. AP officials say that, out of the proposed distribution of 21 tmc-ft of water in the ratio of nearly 15 …

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 …

Restrain Andhra Pradesh from drawing more Srisailam water: Telangana to KRMB
1 year ago

Restrain Andhra Pradesh from drawing more Srisailam water: Telangana to KRMB

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Telangana officials have requested that the Krishna River Management Board restrain Andhra Pradesh from drawing any water from the Srisailam reservoir for this water year. In a letter to the KRMB, Irrigation Secretary Rahul Bojja said that AP is entitled to draw only 15 tmcft from Srisailam for drinking water supply to Chennai. “As such it is to be …

Govt to take over all borewells in Bengaluru to deal with water crisis
1 year ago

Govt to take over all borewells in Bengaluru to deal with water crisis

Hindustan Times  

Deputy chief minister and Bengaluru development minister, DK Shivakumar, has issued a directive to the Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board to take charge of all irrigation and commercial borewells. Bengaluru is facing a water crisis for the past week or so due to less than normal rainfall in two monsoon seasons. Bengaluru has been facing a water crisis for …

Centre rejects Karnataka’s ₹2,594-crore proposal under Sinchayee scheme for dry land irrigation
1 year ago

Centre rejects Karnataka’s ₹2,594-crore proposal under Sinchayee scheme for dry land irrigation

The Hindu  

The Centre has rejected the Karnataka’s State government’s proposal for ₹2,594 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojane meant to benefit dry land areas in the State to extend irrigation coverage and increase water use efficiency. Bose Raju on Friday told the Legislative Council that the Centre has conveyed to the State that due to non-availability of funds, the …

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 …

Colonies in Vijayawada face drinking water woes as inflows into Krishna at Prakasam Barrage fall
1 year, 2 months ago

Colonies in Vijayawada face drinking water woes as inflows into Krishna at Prakasam Barrage fall

The Hindu  

The residents living in Gunadala area of the city have been facing problems related to the supply of drinking water for the last four days. They complain that the water supply from the Krishna river to many colonies have been disrupted, while the officials say that the situation may continue for a few days more as the water level in …

Karnataka govt releases 2.75 TMC of water from Almatti Dam
1 year, 2 months ago

Karnataka govt releases 2.75 TMC of water from Almatti Dam

Hindustan Times  

To address the concerns of the farmers in the Krishna basin, Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Water Resources of Karnataka, DK Shivakumar, announced the release of 2.75 TMC of water from Almatti dam at around 10:50 a.m. on Sunday. Karnataka govt releases 2.75 TMC of water from Almatti Dam In response to the critical water shortage in the Krishna …

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