Uttam Promises Restoration of Nizamsagar Project
1 week, 2 days 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 these challenges, Uttam Kumar Reddy pointed out that Telangana achieved a record paddy production of 153 lakh metric tonnes across 66.7 lakh acres this year. Reiterating the government’s dedication to social justice, Uttam Kumar Reddy emphasised that every rupee spent is aimed at benefiting farmers and rural communities.

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₹12,000 per year to be disbursed to landless labourers from Dec. 28, says Bhatti
1 week ago

₹12,000 per year to be disbursed to landless labourers from Dec. 28, says Bhatti

The Hindu  

The people’s government will implement its promise of providing ₹12,000 per year to landless labourers from December 28, and the first instalment of ₹6,000 will be disbursed on the same day the Congress will celebrate its Formation Day, said Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka. Forced to take loans For 10 long years, the BRS rulers looted the State by …

Arguments aside, rise of Telangana as country’s paddy bowl is not an overnight miracle
1 week, 1 day ago

Arguments aside, rise of Telangana as country’s paddy bowl is not an overnight miracle

The Hindu  

From a State that was dependant on rice from other States to meet its Public Distribution System needs when it came into being in June 2014, the journey of Telangana to be one of the leading paddy producing States in the country, by not only meeting its own needs but those of other States, has been remarkable. Stating that the …

Addl. irrigation potential of 30L acres to be created under existing projects in 5 years: Uttam
1 week, 2 days ago

Addl. irrigation potential of 30L acres to be created under existing projects in 5 years: Uttam

The Hindu  

Minister for Irrigation and Civil Supplies N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has stated that the government is resolved to create irrigation potential to an additional 30 lakh acres with the modernisation of projects such as Nizamsagar and Sriramsagar in the next five years. Lifeline for farmers The officials informed the Minister that siltation had reduced the water storage capacity of Sriramsagar …

Congress govt plans to up farmers’ income: Uttam
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Congress govt plans to up farmers’ income: Uttam

Deccan Chronicle  

Nalgonda:Irrigation minister Capt N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Friday said that the Congress government was focused on increasing farmers' per capita income through better policies, effective reforms and a pro-farmer approach. Speaking to media after reviewing the works of Udaysamundram lift irrigation project at Brahmana Vellamla reservoir, along with ministers Komatireddy Venkatreddy and Ponnam Prabhakar, he emphasised that the government …

Rythu Bharosa will be implemented after Sankranti: Revanth
3 weeks ago

Rythu Bharosa will be implemented after Sankranti: Revanth

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Asserting that crop loan waiver scheme was extended to all the eligible beneficiaries in the state and describing his government as ‘farmer friendly’, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday announced the implementation of Rythu Bharosa scheme after Sankranti. The chief minister’s announcement on rolling out Rythu Bharosa scheme, an initiative to increase subsidies from Rs 10,000 to Rs …

Telangana largest producer of paddy in India: Uttam Kumar
1 month ago

Telangana largest producer of paddy in India: Uttam Kumar

Deccan Chronicle  

Karimnagar: Telangana leads the country in paddy production with 153 lakh metric tonnes cultivated across 66.7 lakh acres, according to irrigation minister and in-charge of the united Karimnagar district, Uttam Kumar Reddy. On Wednesday, Uttam Kumar, accompanied by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, attended a massive public meeting led by Government Chief Whip Aadi Srinivas at Gudicheruvu ground in Vemulawada, …

Telangana Tops Nation in Paddy, Without KLIS: CM
1 month ago

Telangana Tops Nation in Paddy, Without KLIS: CM

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana topped the country in paddy production during the Kharif season, recording a yield of 153 lakh metric tonnes from 66.77 lakh acres, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy announced on Sunday. The state’s farmers achieved this feat without using a single drop of water from the stricken Rs.1.4 lakh-crore Kaleshwaram project, thus puncturing the previous BRS government claims that …

Farmers to receive assistance under Rythu Bharosa after completion of crop loan waiver: Telangana Agri Minister
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers to receive assistance under Rythu Bharosa after completion of crop loan waiver: Telangana Agri Minister

The Hindu  

Minister of Agriculture, Tummala Nageswara Rao, reiterated Telangana government’s commitment to complete the Crop Loan Waiver Scheme, ensuring that every eligible farmer will benefit. He also mentioned that Rythu Bharosa assistance would be provided to farmers after the crop loan waiver is completed. Accusing Opposition parties of unnecessary criticism, the Minister noted that the loan waiver process was ongoing and …

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu promises modernisation of Yeleru irrigation system in Kakinada district
3 months, 1 week ago

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu promises modernisation of Yeleru irrigation system in Kakinada district

The Hindu  

The NDA government would take up the responsibility of completing the modernisation of the Yeleru irrigation system in Kakinada district, asserts Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. Mr. Naidu on September 11 visited the areas affected by floods from the Yeleru reservoir and interacted with people at Rajupalem of Kirlampudi mandal in Pithapuram Assembly constituency. Addressing the gathering later, …

Telangana: Use Godavari water judiciously, says Congress MLA
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana: Use Godavari water judiciously, says Congress MLA

Deccan Chronicle  

Nizamabad: Former minister and Bodhan MLA P. Sudarshan Reddy on Friday said farmers who get irrigation water from Alisagar must use water judiciously as there is poor flow in the river Godavari. The legislator said all eligible farmers will get the Rs 2 lakh crop loan waiver. Reddy along with district collector Rajiv Gandhi Hanumanthu released water from Alisagar lift …

Nizamsagar Project Faces Low Water Levels, Farmers Anxious
4 months, 1 week ago

Nizamsagar Project Faces Low Water Levels, Farmers Anxious

Deccan Chronicle  

Nizamabad: The century-old Nizamsagar project is unable to get inflows from upstream areas, leaving farmers distressed. At present, the project has 1,389.64 feet level against its full reservoir level of 1,405 ft. Of 17.802 tmc of gross storage capacity, the project has merely 3.903 tmc of water now. Under Nizamsagar ayacut limits, paddy is cultivated in 1.20 lakh acres in …

Two Telangana irrigation schemes yet to come into operation
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Two Telangana irrigation schemes yet to come into operation

Hindustan Times  

Two major lift irrigation projects, taken up by the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi government in Telangana at a cost of more than ₹1.25 lakh crore in the last 10 years, have failed to justify the expenditure incurred on them, according to the reports tabled by the present Congress government, during the budget session of the state assembly session. While the …

Full Water Supply for Kharif, Rabi: Ponguleti
4 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 …

Congress government will ensure quality electricity supply to all sectors: Uttam
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress government will ensure quality electricity supply to all sectors: Uttam

Deccan Chronicle  

Nalgonda: Irrigation and civil supplies minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Monday said that the Congress government would ensure a 24-hour quality electricity supply to farmers, residential and industrial users throughout the year. The Congress government, headed by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, was focused on improving infrastructure at the ground level, especially in rural areas.” He said quality service …

Telangana Govt Is Committed to Protect Kaleshwaram Project, Says Bhatti
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana Govt Is Committed to Protect Kaleshwaram Project, Says Bhatti

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, who holds charge of the finance department, reiterated that the state government was committed to protecting the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme in accordance with the directors of the National Dam Safety Authority to ensure that thousands of crores of public money spent on the project did not go waste. Lashing out at the …

Former Agriculture minister Niranjan Reddy urges Telangana govt. to waive crop loans unconditionally
5 months ago

Former Agriculture minister Niranjan Reddy urges Telangana govt. to waive crop loans unconditionally

The Hindu  

Former Agriculture Minister Singireddy Niranjan Reddy has urged Telangana government to waive crop loans unconditionally and provide financial aid under the Rythu Bharosa scheme to support farmers owning land up to five acres. Speaking to the media at Telangana Bhavan in Hyderabad on Wednesday, he said, “While Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy claims there are no conditions, the guidelines have …

Irrigation sector regressed by 20 years in YSRC regime: Nimmala Ramanaidu
5 months, 1 week ago

Irrigation sector regressed by 20 years in YSRC regime: Nimmala Ramanaidu

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Minister for Water Resources Development Nimmala Ramanaidu said during the previous YSRC regime, the irrigation sector regressed by 20 years, and several projects, including Polavaram suffered serious damage. Participating in irrigation expert and Padma Bhushan recipient KL Rao’s 122nd birth anniversary celebrations in Vijayawada on Monday, he said under the previous regime, both irrigation and drinking water resources had …

BRS Govt Gave Rs 25,672 Cr Rythu Bandhu Benefits to Non-Farm Lands: Agri Dept Survey
5 months, 1 week ago

BRS Govt Gave Rs 25,672 Cr Rythu Bandhu Benefits to Non-Farm Lands: Agri Dept Survey

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The BRS government paid Rythu Bandhu funds of Rs 25,672 crore to non-agriculture land and non-farmers in the six years since the scheme was launched, according to a survey conducted by the agriculture department. The BRS government launched Rythu Bandhu in May 2018 to extend Rs 4,000 per acre for kharif and Rs 4,000 per acre for rabi every …

Irrigation officials make plans for fast-tracking projects
5 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Water Released from Nizamsagar for Vana Kalam Crops
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Water Released from Nizamsagar for Vana Kalam Crops

Deccan Chronicle  

Nizamabad: Authorities released water from the Nizamsagar on Sunday to irrigate the paddy crop under the project’s command area. Banswada and Jukkal MLAs Pocharam Srinivas Reddy and Thota Laxmikanth Rao formally released the water into the Nizamsagar main canal. Speaking on the occasion, Srinivas Reddy said by releasing water, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has positively responded to the plea …

Telangana Govt faced with twin challenges of implementing crop loan waiver and crediting Rythu Bharosa kharif instalment
6 months, 1 week ago

Telangana Govt faced with twin challenges of implementing crop loan waiver and crediting Rythu Bharosa kharif instalment

The Hindu  

Telangana government is faced with the twin challenges of fulfilling the promise of crop loan waiver upto ₹2 lakh to farmers and crediting the amounts under Rythu Bharosa, the Farmers’ Investment Support Scheme, in the next couple of months. While the government is mulling various options for raising resources to ensure crop loan waiver, implementation of the Rythu Bharosa will …

Telangana to take up temporary repairs to Kaleshwaram project barrages
7 months ago

Telangana to take up temporary repairs to Kaleshwaram project barrages

Hindustan Times  

Hyderabad The Telangana government will take up temporary repairs to the damaged portions of Medigadda barrage of Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme on Godavari river on war footing to ensure that the command area under the project would get irrigation during the upcoming monsoon. Telangana to take up temporary repairs to Kaleshwaram project barrages A decision to this effect was taken …

Jupally Krishna Rao inspects farms hit by rains, hailstorm in Telangana
9 months ago

Jupally Krishna Rao inspects farms hit by rains, hailstorm in Telangana

New Indian Express  

NIZAMABAD/KAMAREDDY: Excise, Culture and Tourism Minister Jupally Krishna Rao along with government advisor Md Shabbir Ali and Nizamabad Rural Assembly constituency representative R Bhupathi Reddy and other leaders visited several hailstorm-affected areas in Kamareddy and Nizamabad Rural Assembly constituencies. Speaking to reporters in Congress Bhavan in Nizamabad, Krishna Rao said that the government will provide Rs 10,000 per acre to …

Farmer welfare our priority: CM Jagan Mohan Reddy
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmer welfare our priority: CM Jagan Mohan Reddy

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA : Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday disbursed Rs 1,294.34 crore under the YSR Rythu Bharosa-PM Kisan and YSR Sunna Vaddi Panta Runalu schemes. Of the total sum released, Rs 1,078.36 crore was extended to 53.58 lakh farmers under Rythu Bharosa and Rs 215.98 crore to 10,78,615 ryots towards interest subvention for timely repayment of interest on …

Rs 1 lakh crore spent, not even one lakh acres irrigated: Telangana CM Revanth Reddy
10 months, 1 week ago

Rs 1 lakh crore spent, not even one lakh acres irrigated: Telangana CM Revanth Reddy

New Indian Express  

MEDIGADDA: After inspecting the damage to the Medigadda barrage, a key component of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday declared that KLIS didn’t create ayacut of even one lakh acres despite close to Rs 1 lakh crore being spent on it. Given the current situation of the project, Irrigation authorities are not storing …

Uttam: Keen on Narayanpet-Kodangal LI Scheme
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Uttam: Keen on Narayanpet-Kodangal LI Scheme

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Monday assured a delegation of leaders from the erstwhile united Mahbubnagar district, including MLAs, that the Congress government will consider taking up the Narayanpet-Kodangal lift irrigation scheme. Reddy’s assurance came during a meeting with MLAs Vaketi Srihari Mudiraj, Chittem Parnika Reddy, Yennam Srinivas Reddy, G. Madhusudan Reddy and former Kalwakurthy MLA and …

Uttam Tells Irrigation Dept to Halt All Tenders
1 year ago

Uttam Tells Irrigation Dept to Halt All Tenders

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Thursday asked officials to immediately stop all tenders called for the construction of various projects before the Assembly elections, apart from those that got work allotment. Taking part in a review of projects in erstwhile Khammam and Nalgonda districts at the Secretariat, Uttam Kumar Reddy said the people were facing unnecessary financial …

Modi Government has done a lot for State: Kishan
1 year, 2 months ago

Modi Government has done a lot for State: Kishan

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Narendra Modi government has heralded changes in agriculture, industrial, foreign policy and infrastructure sectors in the last nine years. The Ramagundam Fertiliser factory was reopened by Modi while the only concern of KCR Rao is to make his son KTR the Chief Minister.” It was the BRS government, which delayed the formation of the Krishna water disputes tribunal, …

Peddireddy has amassed Rs 40,000 crore in four years: Naidu
1 year, 4 months ago

Peddireddy has amassed Rs 40,000 crore in four years: Naidu

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: Telugu Desam chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday intensified his attacks on minister Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy by accusing him of amassing wealth from new irrigation projects. He alleged that the minister had amassed ill-gotten wealth to the approximate tune of Rs 40,000 crore in the last four years, making him only the second-highest plunderer of the state's resources after …

Telangana to generate 20 GW power, says Harish Rao
1 year, 6 months ago

Telangana to generate 20 GW power, says Harish Rao

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Telangana’s electricity production has reached 17,000 MW, with plans to increase it to 20,000 MW by the end of the year, said finance minister T. Harish Rao. This achievement places Telangana in a position to export electricity from next year, he said, reflecting the implementation of a ₹40,000-crore power distribution system. Speaking at the fourth edition of CFO Conclave …

Telangana people want Cong govt back to fulfil their aspirations: Bhatti
1 year, 7 months ago

Telangana people want Cong govt back to fulfil their aspirations: Bhatti

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Congress Legislature Party leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Thursday assured farmers of Shamshabad mandal that the Congress would back them in their fight against the alleged encroachment of 700 acres of land in Jasneguda by Goldstone Company with the aid of ruling party leaders. The government had taken back land around Hyderabad worth '25 lakh crore that the previous …

KCR and Modi govts taking farmers for a ride: Uttam
1 year, 8 months ago

KCR and Modi govts taking farmers for a ride: Uttam

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Expressing grave concern at the unfulfilled promises made by the state and Union government for Telangana farmers, Nalgonda Lok Sabha member N. Uttam Kumar Reddy lambasted them for neglecting over one lakh farmers, who were severely hit by the recent unseasonal rains. Taking a dig at both governments for failing to deliver on one lakh loan waiver and crop …

Rythu Bandhu scheme in Telangana a success but more needs to be done
1 year, 9 months ago

Rythu Bandhu scheme in Telangana a success but more needs to be done

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 09, 2023 10:40 IST Jayamma is a 48-year-old Scheduled Caste farmer and her family holds two acres of assigned land in Brahmanapalle village of Madgul mandal in Telangana’s Rangareddy district. Flagship scheme The Rythu Bandhu or Agricultural Investment Support Scheme is Telangana’s flagship direct benefit transfer programme, which provides Rs.5,000 an acre as assistance to all landowning …

KCR cites Nizamsagar neglect as key reason for TS movement
1 year, 9 months ago

KCR cites Nizamsagar neglect as key reason for TS movement

Deccan Chronicle  

Banswada: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao said that the neglected Nizamsagar project in the erstwhile united Andhra Pradesh was a key reason for his fight for a separate Telangana. “I thought separate statehood was the only solution to get the previous glory of Nizamsagar,” the Chief Minister said at a meeting at the Telangana Tirumala temple in Timmapur of Birkur …

TS agriculture policies are national benchmarks: KCR
1 year, 11 months ago

TS agriculture policies are national benchmarks: KCR

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, who has promised ‘ab ki baar kisan sarkar’ if the BRS came to power at the Centre after the 2024 general elections, has said that the inspiration derived from the revolutionary progress in Telangana's agricultural sector would lead to a total revolution in India and transform agriculture into a joyous livelihood for the country's …

Telangana to disburse ₹7600 cr under ‘Rythu Bandhu’ scheme from 28 Dec
2 years ago

Telangana to disburse ₹7600 cr under ‘Rythu Bandhu’ scheme from 28 Dec

Live Mint  

K Chandrasekhar Rao, the chief minister of Telangana, gave T Harish Rao, the state's finance minister, instructions on Sunday to begin disbursing the crop investment-Rythu Bandhu funds for the yasangi harvest season on 28 December. An official release from the CMO stated that the Rythu Bandhu funds, starting from one acre as usual, would be credited to the accounts of …

Telugu Rythu wants paddy saved from cyclone
2 years ago

Telugu Rythu wants paddy saved from cyclone

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: Telugu Rythu has requested state government to intervene and save paddy crop in view of cyclone Mandous, as there is not enough storage space available to farmers for saving their crop. In this regard, Telugu Rythu general secretary Akula Ramakrishna visited Rythu Bharosa Kendram at Eethakota village in Ravulapalem mandal. Otherwise, in case there are rains owing to the …

Andhra Pradesh to complete several irrigation projects in north Andhra expeditiously
2 years, 2 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 …

Andhra Pradesh spent Rs.1.28 lakh cr on agriculture
2 years, 3 months ago

Andhra Pradesh spent Rs.1.28 lakh cr on agriculture

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy declared in State Legislative Assembly that during past 40 months, YSRC government has spent ₹1,28,634 crore on agriculture sector, including ₹23,875 crore investment assistance to 52.38 lakh farmers through Rythu Bharosa. The CM maintained that agriculture is witnessing revolutionary changes through Rythu Bharosa Kendras, right from supply of quality seeds to sale of …

No mandal is drought-hit: CM Jagan
2 years, 7 months ago

No mandal is drought-hit: CM Jagan

Deccan Chronicle  

GANAPAVARAM, : Chief Minister Jaganmohan Reddy claimed on Monday that there was no need to declare any mandal as drought-hit in the last three years, as every reservoir was full and the groundwater levels increased to record levels even in drought-prone areas like Ananthapuram. For the fourth consecutive year in a row, the CM has credited Rs 3,758 crore as …

Lessen farm input cost, increase production: Minister
2 years, 7 months ago

Lessen farm input cost, increase production: Minister

Deccan Chronicle  

KHAMMAM: Agriculture minister Singireddy Niranjan Reddy said farmers should follow the best methods in agriculture that reduce input costs and give them more returns. Participating in various development programmes in Khammam district like the opening of Rythu Vedika at Nayakangudem and a primary agricultural cooperative society at Jakkepalli Krishi Vignana Kendram at Wyra, the minister pointed out that 70 per …

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