Farmers in distress due to water scarcity, non-release of state funds
2 months ago

Farmers in distress due to water scarcity, non-release of state funds

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: Farmers under the Venkata Nagaram Lift Irrigation Scheme are in distress during the present Rabi season as the Irrigation department has not released water to the fields. This season, the officials could not release the water due to “lack of funds.” Officials say the state government did not release the funds for the LIS’ operational and maintenance costs. Executive engineer of the Venkata Nagaram Lift Irrigation Scheme, NP Rajeswara Rao, told Deccan Chronicle that there generally is no sharing of the water to Venkata Nagaram LIS for the Rabi season. He had brought the issue to the notice of the government, he said, adding, “The pipelines and the pumps would be repaired and water will be supplied to the ayacut soon with NABARD funds.” Reddy said he would make efforts to provide water to farmers on a permanent basis under the Venkatanagaram Ayacut.

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BRS leaders blame Congress Govt. for withering paddy in Tungaturthy
2 weeks, 1 day ago

BRS leaders blame Congress Govt. for withering paddy in Tungaturthy

The Hindu  

HYDERABAD Former minister and Suryapet MLA G. Jagadish Reddy and former MLA of Tungaturthy G. Kishore Kumar, along with other Bharat Rashtra Samithi leaders of the two constituencies, visited the withering paddy fields in Nuthankal mandal on Saturday, blaming the government failure to give Kaleshwaram project water to the area. The BRS leaders alleged that the government was denying Kaleshwaram …

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 …

Its Centre’s responsibility to stop AP from excess water utilization: Revanth Reddy
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1 month ago

Its Centre’s responsibility to stop AP from excess water utilization: Revanth Reddy

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday instructed officials to release water to crops as per the plan from various projects in the State. Revanth Reddy along with Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy held a meeting with senior Irrigation department officials at the Integrated Command Control Center here and reviewed availability of water in the projects and the …

Release water under different projects to standing crops in a planned manner: Telangana CM
1 month ago

Release water under different projects to standing crops in a planned manner: Telangana CM

The Hindu  

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has directed the Irrigation department officials to release water under different projects to standing crops in a planned manner. Crops should not wither in summer Officials should prepare estimates pertaining to the water requirements in advance in the summer months and take steps accordingly to ensure that farmers are not inconvenienced. The collectors in …

Telangana Govt Whip Assures Water To Farmers, Inspects Projects
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Telangana Govt Whip Assures Water To Farmers, Inspects Projects

Deccan Chronicle  

Karimnagar: The government chief whip and Dharmapuri MLA Adluri Laxman Kumar assured farmers on Thursday that their irrigation water supply concerns will be addressed in the near future. Accompanied by irrigation department officials, Laxman Kumar inspected the works at Kaleshwaram Link-2 and Kakatiya Flood Canal projects near Burugupally village in Gangadhara mandal, Jagtial district. Responding to farmers in Nandagiri village …

Andhra Pradesh seeks Rs 151.7 crore for drought-hit ryots
2 months, 1 week ago

Andhra Pradesh seeks Rs 151.7 crore for drought-hit ryots

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: The State government has sought Rs 151.77 crore from the Centre as immediate relief for farmers affected by the 2024 Kharif season drought. Special Chief Secretary RP Sisodia, during a meeting with a Central team that concluded its assessment of crop damage on Thursday, highlighted the plight of 1.44 lakh farmers who suffered losses due to damage to crops …

Headline: Water Released from Lower Manair Dam for Rabi Season
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Headline: Water Released from Lower Manair Dam for Rabi Season

Deccan Chronicle  

KARIMNAGAR: District collector Pamela Satpathy on Tuesday released water from the Lower Manair Dam reservoir for irrigation needs in rabi season to the Ayukut farmers through Kakatiya canal here in Karimnagar. Superintending engineer P. Ramesh told the collector that the officials prepared proposals for releasing 44,480 tmc water for rabi season and water will be available for irrigation needs of …

45,000 acres to get water for Rabi crops in Kurnool: Minister
3 months, 3 weeks ago

45,000 acres to get water for Rabi crops in Kurnool: Minister

Deccan Chronicle  

Bharath said water will be supplied to 45,000 acres for Rabi crops under the Tungabhadra Lower Canal from December 10 to the end of March. Panyam MLA Gowru Charitha Reddy suggested passing a resolution to establish the Krishna River Management Board in Kurnool district while Adoni MLA V. Parthasarathy urged measures to prevent drinking water shortages in Adoni during the …

Farmers Demand Water Management Projects to Tackle Water Shortage in Dharmapuri
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers Demand Water Management Projects to Tackle Water Shortage in Dharmapuri

New Indian Express  

Farmers in Dharmapuri express their frustration over the lack of water management schemes and the impact it has on their livelihood. They claim that the state and union governments have failed to implement any water management projects in the district, leading to a severe water shortage that has forced them to migrate to other districts or states in search of …

Release water from Veeranam lake for irrigation: Anbumani Ramadoss to T.N. govt.
6 months ago

Release water from Veeranam lake for irrigation: Anbumani Ramadoss to T.N. govt.

The Hindu  

Pattali Makkal Katchi president Anbumani Ramadoss on Thursday urged the Tamil Nadu government to immediately release water from the Veeranam lake near Kattumannarkoil in Cuddalore district to help farmers irrigate their Samba paddy crop. In a statement, Dr. Anbumani said farmers in Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Kattumannarkoil, and surrounding villages had raised paddy during the ongoing Samba season in over 44,854 acres …

Two Telangana irrigation schemes yet to come into operation
7 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
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 …

Farmers urge State government to thwart Karnataka’s move to build dam at Mekedatu
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers urge State government to thwart Karnataka’s move to build dam at Mekedatu

The Hindu  

Expressing concern over the poor storage at the Mettur dam and Karnataka’s continued refusal to release Tamil Nadu’s share of waters in the Cauvery, farmers’ representatives in Tiruchi district on Friday called upon the State and Union governments to thwart the upper riparian State’s plan to build a balancing reservoir across the river at Mekedatu. Raising the issue, R. Subramanian, …

Andhra Water Resources Minister urges swift action for irrigation readiness
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Andhra Water Resources Minister urges swift action for irrigation readiness

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA : Minister for Water Resources Nimmala Rama Naidu directed officials to ensure that farmers are not subjected to any inconvenience for want of irrigation water. “It was former Chief Minister NT Rama Rao, and later Chandrababu Naidu who gave top priority to the irrigation sector keeping in mind the welfare of farmers,” he said. Rama Naidu said despite budget …

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

Take EC Permission And Pay Compensation To Farmers: Demands Gudur
11 months, 1 week ago

Take EC Permission And Pay Compensation To Farmers: Demands Gudur

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad, April 13: Bharatiya Janata Party Telangana State executive committee member Gudur Narayana Reddy on Saturday demanded the state government to pay Rs 15,000 per acre as compensation to the farmers who suffered crop losses in the Rabi season. Mr Reddy stated that about 20 per cent of the crops, which amounts to about 12 lakh acres, sown in Rabi …

Farmers in Erode demand water release in LBP canal as per government order, failing which compensation has to be provided, they say
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers in Erode demand water release in LBP canal as per government order, failing which compensation has to be provided, they say

The Hindu  

Urging the district administration to release water in the Lower Bhavani Project canal as per the government order, failing which a compensation of ₹30,000 per acre has to be provided to affected farmers, members of Keel Bhavani Pasana Pathukappu Iyakkam, submitted a petition submitted to the Revenue Divisional Officer in Erode on Friday, April 5, 2024. Farmers said the government …

Kaleshwaram water released to save standing crops
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Kaleshwaram water released to save standing crops

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD/KARIMNAGAR/NALGONDA: Ahead of BRS president and former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s visit to dried crop fields on April 5, the state government on Monday released water from the Gayatri pump house of Kaleshwaram project to save the standing crops in erstwhile Karimnagar district. The state government reportedly directed irrigation officials to divert available water from Yellampalli project through Gayatri …

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 …

Demand for water: Farmers’ protest continues at Bheemarayanagudi
1 year, 2 months ago

Demand for water: Farmers’ protest continues at Bheemarayanagudi

The Hindu  

Farmers, who have been protesting the outside the administrative office of Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigama Limited in Bheemarayanagudi in Shahapur taluk of Yadgir district demanding the release of water from Basavasagar reservoir to Narayanapur Left Branch Canal since December, have decided to continue the protest until water is released. The farmers are demanding water for their chilli crop which is …

Farmers advised not to sow paddy in Krishna, NTR districts
1 year, 4 months ago

Farmers advised not to sow paddy in Krishna, NTR districts

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Irrigation and agricultural advisory boards of Krishna and NTR district have at a joint meeting passed a resolution that due to shortage, no water will be released into canals for irrigating paddy during the Rabi season. They advised farmers of the two districts to cultivate alternative crops like green gram, black gram, red gram and mirchi, which require application …

Ensure hassle-free irrigation for Kharif: AP Speaker
1 year, 8 months ago

Ensure hassle-free irrigation for Kharif: AP Speaker

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: Speaker Thammineni Sitaram asked the district administration to ensure hassle-free irrigation water supply to farmers so that they need not suffer during the Kharif season. Minister for Animal Husbandry Dr Seedari Appalaraju, former deputy chief minister Dharmana Krishnadas and MLAs V. Kalavathi, Kambala Joogulu and Reddy Shanti attended the meeting. Regarding housing, collector Srikesh Lathkar informed the Speaker and …

File report on feasibility of releasing water for irrigation to 16 Sivaganga villages: Madras HC
2 years, 2 months ago

File report on feasibility of releasing water for irrigation to 16 Sivaganga villages: Madras HC

New Indian Express  

MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court on Monday directed the state government to file a comprehensive report on the possibility of releasing Vaigai river water to 16 villages in the Sivaganga district. A Bench of Justices D Krishnakumar and R Vijayakumar gave the direction on a Public Interest Litigation filed by two farmers stating that nearly 40% of …

Ambati Rambabu promises water for irrigation to farmers under Gundlakamma project
2 years, 6 months ago

Ambati Rambabu promises water for irrigation to farmers under Gundlakamma project

Deccan Chronicle  

Nellore: Water resources minister Ambati Rambabu said they would fill Gundlakamma project with Nagarjunasagar water if necessary, while taking a dig on TD leaders for raising a hue and cry over leakage of water from the damaged third gate of the reservoir. Rambabu said the engineers could not fix the stop locks for the past two days to arrest the …

SP Velumani presses for central grants to TN, meets Union minister
5 years, 6 months ago

SP Velumani presses for central grants to TN, meets Union minister

Deccan Chronicle  

CHENNAI: Under the 'Jal Jeevan Mission' scheme introduced by Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union minister for Jal Shakti, functional drinking water tap connections will be provided to every rural household in Tamil Nadu by 2024, assured the State Municipal Administration minister S.P. “I am proud to say that the Tamil Nadu Government is already providing piped drinking water supply to 99.11 …

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 …

Nellore: Farmers told not to raise rain dependent crops
6 years, 3 months ago

Nellore: Farmers told not to raise rain dependent crops

Deccan Chronicle  

NELLORE: Farmers’ associations have been appealing to paddy growers not to raise crops by taking advantage of the recent rains while pointing to lack of water in Somasila and Kandaleru dams. Stressing that it is difficult for the Irrigation Department even to address the needs of 3.21 lakh acres they had allowed to raise during the Irrigation Advisory Board meeting …

Maharashtra grapples with acute agrarian distress: Kharif crops have dried up, farmers may opt out of rabi
6 years, 4 months ago

Maharashtra grapples with acute agrarian distress: Kharif crops have dried up, farmers may opt out of rabi

Firstpost  

Observers believe the current situation looks bleaker even than the acute drought years between 2012-15. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said he has asked the ministers “to visit all tehsils affected by water scarcity.” “Each minister may have to visit three or four tehsils and submit reports to the state government. The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana even states, “in cases …

Ryots: Don't release water from Aliyar dam to Kerala
7 years ago

Ryots: Don't release water from Aliyar dam to Kerala

Deccan Chronicle  

COIMBATORE: Farmers representatives along with functionaries from various political parties in Tamil Nadu petitioned Pollachi sub-collector, Ms Gayathri, on Monday, demanding to stop release of water from Aliyar dam to Kerala and seeking the Chief Minister, Mr Edappadi K Palaniswami’s intervention to take legal steps to end the row. The PWD officials from Kerala few days ago, resorted to a …

Release water to save standing crops: Nellore District Congress
7 years, 2 months ago

Release water to save standing crops: Nellore District Congress

Deccan Chronicle  

Nellore: Nellore district Congress unit has demanded the district administration to take steps to release water for irrigation and drinking from Kandaleru dam and Swarnamukhi Barrage to cater to the needs of Vakadu, Kota, Chittamur, Chillakur and Gudur mandals. In a representation submitted to the revenue authorities, district Congress committee president Dr Panabaka Krishnaiah has underlined the need to fill …

Farmers seek debate on water sharing from Mullaiperiyar dam
7 years, 3 months ago

Farmers seek debate on water sharing from Mullaiperiyar dam

Deccan Chronicle  

MADURAI: Farmers from Melur called for an open debate on government orders relating to water sharing from Mullaiperiyar dam to various districts in the south including Madurai and neighbouring districts, to meet the requirements of irrigation. Commotion prevailed at the farmers grievances meeting held at the district collectorate here on Friday, as farmers engaged in heated arguments over sharing of …

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 …

Water for Mandya farmers: Siddaramaiah
7 years, 6 months ago

Water for Mandya farmers: Siddaramaiah

Deccan Chronicle  

Mysuru: For farmers of Manyda, the long wait for water could end soon with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah assuring them that water would be released from the KRS dam thrice over the next fortnight to help them commence cultivation of crops. He told the media near his residence in Sharadadevinagar in view of sufficient rainfall, the government has decided to provide …

Water for Mandya farmers soon, says Karnataka CM
7 years, 6 months ago

Water for Mandya farmers soon, says Karnataka CM

Deccan Chronicle  

Mysuru: Bringing cheer to farmers, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced on Friday that water would be released to them from the Krishna Raja Sagar dam after the meeting of the Irrigation Consultative Committee. Later, at a programme to launch a mega diary in Gejjalagere, Mr Siddaramaiah observed that Mandya had seen the highest number of farmer suicides in the state and …

BJP spreading lies on drought: Siddaramaiah
7 years, 10 months ago

BJP spreading lies on drought: Siddaramaiah

Deccan Chronicle  

Hubballi: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has asked BJP leaders to exert pressure on the Centre to release drought relief funds for Rabi season instead of politicising the natural calamity. Siddaramaiah told reporters here that the state government had sought Rs 3,300 crore to mitigate the drought situation in the Rabi season but the Centre has not yet released the full amount. …

Water woes: Sena opposes Girish Bapat's decision to release water from Khadakwasla
8 years, 10 months ago

Water woes: Sena opposes Girish Bapat's decision to release water from Khadakwasla

Firstpost  

Pune: Water woes in Pune further strained relations between BJP and its ally Shiv Sena as the latter on Thursday launched a signature campaign to oppose District Guardian Minister Girish Bapat’s decision to release water from Khadakwasla dam to adjacent Daund and Indapur talukas. Notwithstanding political opposition and the ire expressed at different citizens’ forums on the issue, the state …

Siddaramaiah defends government action, says we are managing drought efficiently
8 years, 10 months ago

Siddaramaiah defends government action, says we are managing drought efficiently

Deccan Chronicle  

Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was on Friday dismissive of state BJP, chief, B S Yeddyurappa’s threat to bring two lakh people to gherao Vidhan Soudha to protest the state’s poor drought relief measures. “If he assembles two lakh people, we will assemble four lakh. Asked when the state planned to submit its report on the drought to the Union government, …

Villages on Karnataka-Andhra Pradesh border facing acute water crisis
9 years, 7 months ago

Villages on Karnataka-Andhra Pradesh border facing acute water crisis

Deccan Chronicle  

TUMAKURU: In an attempt to draw the attention of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi during his journey to Ananthpur district on Friday, Bagepalli legislator S. N. Subba Reddy plans to meet the leader en route and appeal to him to recommend a lasting solution to long pending water problem of the semi-arid and drought-prone region. Villages bordering Andhra Pradesh, particularly …

Managing irrigation sector a challenge for new govt.
10 years, 9 months ago

Managing irrigation sector a challenge for new govt.

The Hindu  

As it commences its journey post bifurcation, Andhra Pradesh is faced with the challenge of effectively managing the irrigation sector, a crucial sector for the agriculture dependent economy of the new State. The new State had been allocated 663 tmc ft of Krishna water including 150 tmc ft of surplus water as its share by the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal …

Govt clears Rs 352 crore for farmers hit by unseasonal rains, hail
10 years, 11 months ago

Govt clears Rs 352 crore for farmers hit by unseasonal rains, hail

Firstpost  

The funds will be released from the National Disaster Response Fund. New Delhi: The Centre will provide Rs 352 crore assistance to farmers for replanting horticultural crops that were hit by untimely rains and hailstorms early this month in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Rajasthan, a government source said today. That apart, the Centre has decided to release Rs 92 …

High-level team visits Perambalur, Karur
11 years, 11 months ago

High-level team visits Perambalur, Karur

The Hindu  

Even as the high-level ministerial committee constituted by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa visited the parched district of Perambalur on Friday, farmers pleaded that they be given a relief of Rs.15, 000 per acre. Speaking on behalf of the farmers at Cotton Research Station, Veppanthattai, Raja Chidambaram, State general secretary, Tamilaga Vivasayigal Sangham, said that when the entire farming community was wondering …

SC to hear Karnataka plea on Monday
12 years, 5 months ago

SC to hear Karnataka plea on Monday

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court will hear on October 8 Karnataka’s application seeking a stay or modification of the September 28 order that directed the State to release 9,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu daily till October 15 as per the Cauvery River Authority’s order of September 19. Jain and Madan B. Lokur told senior counsel S.S. Javali, appearing for Karnataka, …

Farmers demand stringent action against Karnataka
12 years, 5 months ago

Farmers demand stringent action against Karnataka

The Hindu  

Farmers of Tiruchi district have demanded stringent action against Karnataka which has refused to abide by the direction of the Cauvery River Authority to release 9,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for samba cultivation. A number of farmers led by P. Viswanathan, State president, Tamilaga Eri Matrum Aatrupasana Vivasayigal Sangham, submitted a memorandum to Collector Jayashree Muralidharan at the …

Gujarat gets Rs.425 crore for rural drinking water
12 years, 7 months ago

Gujarat gets Rs.425 crore for rural drinking water

The Hindu  

The Union government on Friday granted Gujarat Rs.425 crore for rural drinking water supply and agreed to consider the State’s demand for an assistance of Rs.14,673 crore to meet the acute drought conditions. The Empowered Group of Ministers on drought, headed by Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, and Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh, along with officials, on Thursday held a …

`Not enough water to share'
18 years, 1 month ago

`Not enough water to share'

The Hindu  

IN the belief that their geographic advantage entitles them to first claim on the Cauvery, the farmers of the river basin districts in Karnataka are vehemently opposed to the release of water to the lower riparian State of Tamil Nadu until their irrigation requirements are adequately met. "When there is not enough water to meet our requirements, it is unfair …

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