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 water pumping station works that is being executed as part of the project, he said that the State funded project will fill 32 Public Works Department tanks, 42 union panchayat tanks and 970 ponds and will irrigate 24,468 acre and also provide drinking water to the people in Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Erode districts. Special Correspondent from Coimbatore adds: Earlier, speaking to reporters in Coimbatore, the Chief Minster said the State government would implement the Athikadavu-Avinashi scheme that included areas in Coimbatore district with funds from NABARD. In response to a question on the implementation of the metro rail scheme in Coimbatore, Mr. Palaniswami replied that the government would implement it once the detailed project report was ready.

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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 …

DMK government slow in filling 100 lakes with Cauvery water: EPS
6 months, 1 week ago

DMK government slow in filling 100 lakes with Cauvery water: EPS

New Indian Express  

SALEM: The state government should take better care of farmers, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami said on Friday. The DMK government completed it and operationalised very slowly.” “It is a historic project to benefit poor and middle-class farmers. The state government should care about farmers’ welfare.” Further, he said, “The AIADMK government started the project of filling 100 lakes …

60-year dream: Athikadavu-Avinashi project launched
7 months ago

60-year dream: Athikadavu-Avinashi project launched

New Indian Express  

ERODE: A 60-year-old demand of farmers of Erode, Tiruppur and Coimbatore districts, the Athikadavu-Avinashi irrigation project was finally launched by Chief Minister M K Stalin through video conferencing on Saturday. The project, implemented at Rs 1,916.41 crore, involves the diversion of 1.5 tmcft of surplus water from the downstream of the Kalingarayan Anicut in Bhavani river, once a year at …

Stalin inaugurates Athikadavu-Avinashi project
7 months ago

Stalin inaugurates Athikadavu-Avinashi project

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday inaugurated the Athikadavu-Avinashi project, which aims to fill 1,045 water bodies and irrigate 24,468 acres of farmlands in Erode, Tiruppur, and Coimbatore districts. Mr. Stalin, in the presence of Minister for Water Resources Duraimurugan, commissioned the project via video conferencing from the Secretariat in Chennai. The Athikadavu-Avinashi Ground Water Recharge and Drinking …

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 …

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 …

BJP to stage hunger strike from August 20 over Athikadavu-Avinashi project
7 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP to stage hunger strike from August 20 over Athikadavu-Avinashi project

The Hindu  

BJP functionaries and farmers will stage an indefinite hunger strike from August 20 calling upon the State government to implement the Athikadavu – Avinashi Groundwater Recharge project and Drinking Water Supply Scheme and compensate farmers whose land have been used for laying pipelines, said the party’s State president K. Annamalai. Mr. Annamalai inspected the project’s third pumping station at Thiruvachi …

Farmers urge AP govt to clear paddy procurement dues
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers urge AP govt to clear paddy procurement dues

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Farmers have urged the AP government to clear their dues in the paddy procurement, as more than two months are over since the last payment was made in April. The state government procured nearly 12.64 lakh metric tonnes of paddy during the rabi season at a cost of `2,763 crore from neary 1.32 lakh farmers at an MSP of …

EPS’ charges baseless, DMK govt brought in many achievements to agriculture sector, says MRK
9 months ago

EPS’ charges baseless, DMK govt brought in many achievements to agriculture sector, says MRK

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Agriculture Minister MRK Panneerselvam on Monday described as baseless the recent charges of AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palnaiswami regarding the agriculture situation in the state, and asserted that the DMK government has made many achievements during the past three years which included an increase in the food grain production and the increase in the cultivation area. The minister …

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 …

Athikadavu-Avinashi scheme will need 400 cusecs of water from Bhavani river to be commissioned: T.N. Minister
1 year ago

Athikadavu-Avinashi scheme will need 400 cusecs of water from Bhavani river to be commissioned: T.N. Minister

The Hindu  

Minister for Housing and Urban Development, S. Muthusamy, said water for the Athikadavu-Avinashi Ground Water Recharge and Drinking Water Supply Scheme, could be drawn only if 400 cusecs of surplus water was available in the Bhavani river. The Minister told the media that all work under the scheme had been completed, and trial runs had been conducted successfully to reach …

Athikadavu-Avinashi water scheme can only be commissioned if surplus water is discharged from Bhavanisagar dam: T.N. Minister
1 year, 1 month ago

Athikadavu-Avinashi water scheme can only be commissioned if surplus water is discharged from Bhavanisagar dam: T.N. Minister

The Hindu  

Minister for Housing and Urban Development, S. Muthusamy, on Friday, February 16, 2024, said the Athikadavu-Avinashi Ground Water Recharge and Drinking Water Supply Scheme, could be commissioned only if surplus water was discharged from Bhavanisagar dam into the Bhavani river. Addressing media persons in Erode, the Minister said the ₹1,756.88 crore scheme was designed to fill 1,045 tanks in 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 …

Water levels not adequate to commission Athikadavu-Avinashi groundwater recharge project: T.N. Minister Muthusamy
1 year, 1 month ago

Water levels not adequate to commission Athikadavu-Avinashi groundwater recharge project: T.N. Minister Muthusamy

The Hindu  

This was not the right time to commission the Athikadavu-Avinashi Groundwater Recharge Scheme, due to poor water storage, said T.N. The project has six motors, he explained, and said that at least four motors needed to be operational in order to fill in the 1,045 water tanks that are part of the scheme. Stalin, he added, was keen that the …

Inactive southwest monsoon delays launch of Athikadavu-Avinashi scheme in Coimbatore
1 year, 7 months ago

Inactive southwest monsoon delays launch of Athikadavu-Avinashi scheme in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

Formal commissioning of the eagerly anticipated Athikadavu Avinashi Scheme, expected at this time of the year, could take a little longer due to what is perceived in official circles as erratic nature of southwest monsoon. Absence of the continuity in the rainfall had meant inadequate flow in the Bhavani river, from where the scheme envisages tapping 1.5 tmc surplus water, …

Testing of Athikadavu-Avinashi water scheme will be completed by end of May, says T.N. Minister Muthusamy
1 year, 10 months ago

Testing of Athikadavu-Avinashi water scheme will be completed by end of May, says T.N. Minister Muthusamy

The Hindu  

All of the work for the Athikadavu–Avinashi Ground Water Recharge and Drinking Water Supply Scheme has been completed, and the testing that is in progress, will be finished by the end of May, said S. Muthusamy, Minister for Housing and Urban Development, in Erode, on Monday. Addressing the media, the Minister said that though testing work was scheduled to be …

Tamil Nadu government to give ₹14,000 crop loan; ₹1,500 for allied activities through co-operative societies
2 years ago

Tamil Nadu government to give ₹14,000 crop loan; ₹1,500 for allied activities through co-operative societies

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government will give ₹14,000 crop loan to farmers through co-operative societies besides ₹1,500 crore for other allied activities such as goat rearing, dairying, poultry and fisheries, in 2023-24, Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare M. R. K. Panneerselvam said, on March 21. Another announcement made by the Minister was allocation of ₹500 crore with the assistance of …

Budget 2020 | Nirmala Sitharaman proposes 16-point action plan to boost agriculture, farmers’ welfare
5 years, 1 month ago

Budget 2020 | Nirmala Sitharaman proposes 16-point action plan to boost agriculture, farmers’ welfare

The Hindu  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her Budget 2020 speech, has proposed a 16-point action plan to boost agriculture and farmers welfare, referring to it as a part of the “aspirational India” segment of the government’s three-pronged strategy for development. The salient points of the action plan are: The government proposes plans to help farmers use proper manure and little …

Anilkumar Yadav vows easing of water woes
5 years, 7 months ago

Anilkumar Yadav vows easing of water woes

Deccan Chronicle  

Nellore: State government has been paying special attention on efforts to complete the first tunnel work of Velugonda project before end of December this year to provide water for irrigation and drinking in water-starved western parts of Prakasam district. Steps are also being taken to provide water to land owners over 62,000 acres during the khariff season and 80,000 acres …

Maharashtra to invest Rs 20,000 cr-Rs 25,000 cr for Marathwada water grid, Devendra Fadnavis informs Assembly
5 years, 9 months ago

Maharashtra to invest Rs 20,000 cr-Rs 25,000 cr for Marathwada water grid, Devendra Fadnavis informs Assembly

Firstpost  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said his government was planning to ensure piped drinking water supply in every village of the parched Marathwada region through a water grid Mumbai: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said his government was planning to ensure piped drinking water supply in every village of parched Marathwada region through a water grid. Fadnavis said …

TN CM kickstarts work on Rs 1,652 cr Avinashi-Athikadavu scheme
6 years ago

TN CM kickstarts work on Rs 1,652 cr Avinashi-Athikadavu scheme

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupur: Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday laid the foundation stone for various development schemes worth of Rs 1,875.47 crore in Tirupur corporation under, besides also kick-starting the works for the long-awaited Avinashi - Athikadavu Ground Water Recharging Scheme at Avinashi. The foundation stone for development works including new water supply scheme with outlay of Rs 1,063 crore and …

Athikadavu project launch by month-end, says Edappadi K Palaniswami
6 years, 1 month ago

Athikadavu project launch by month-end, says Edappadi K Palaniswami

Deccan Chronicle  

Coimbatore: The foundation stone for the Athikadavu - Avinashi project will be laid by the end of this month said Tamil Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami here, after inaugurating farmers’ leader C. Narayana Samy Naidu memorial building near Vaiyampalayam, on the outskirts of the city, on Wednesday. Within the last seven years, food grain production has crossed 100 metric tons, …

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  

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Rajahmundry: Paddy farmers assured of water for 71 per cent of area
7 years, 5 months ago

Rajahmundry: Paddy farmers assured of water for 71 per cent of area

Deccan Chronicle  

Rajahmundry: Water resources authorities on Wednesday assured farmers of adequate water supply for cultivation of paddy during the ensuing rabi season to cover at least 71 per cent of the targeted area spread over 8.96 lakh acres with the available 66 tmc ft of water in Godavari river in twin districts of Godavari. At a meeting here, water resources superintending …

Countering Prasad: Kabini water for Nanjangud
8 years, 3 months ago

Countering Prasad: Kabini water for Nanjangud

Deccan Chronicle  

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Project to ensure supply of drinking water to 50 percent of rural areas
8 years, 7 months ago

Project to ensure supply of drinking water to 50 percent of rural areas

Deccan Chronicle  

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Free water scheme very soon in line with election promises-IndiaTV News
10 years, 1 month ago

Free water scheme very soon in line with election promises-IndiaTV News

India TV News  

New Delhi: After a week in office, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said his government was going to cut power tariff and launch a free water scheme "very soon" in line with election promises made by Aam Aadmi Party. The DJB officials have been reportedly asked to ensure a monthly supply of up to 20 kilo litre of …

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  

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15,000 farm ponds to be created under MGNREGS
11 years, 11 months ago

15,000 farm ponds to be created under MGNREGS

The Hindu  

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Krishna phase-III by 2013-end
13 years ago

Krishna phase-III by 2013-end

The Hindu  

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