45,000 acres to get water for Rabi crops in Kurnool: Minister
1 month, 1 week 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 summer. Minister Bharath stated that 10 TMC of water would be allocated specifically for Kurnool district as part of the Handri-Neeva Sujala Sravanthi project expansion. He directed officials to prepare a comprehensive plan involving Adoni sub-collector, Kurnool and Pathikonda RDOs, district panchayat officer and zilla parishad CEO to tackle summer water shortages. He said resolutions passed in the meeting for release of water under the Gajuladinne project from November 30 and establishment of the Krishna River Management Board office in Kurnool.

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Headline: Water Released from Lower Manair Dam for Rabi Season
1 week, 1 day 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 …

Release water from Veeranam lake for irrigation: Anbumani Ramadoss to T.N. govt.
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Expert Proposes ₹200 Crore Lift Irrigation for Kurnool
4 months, 1 week ago

Expert Proposes ₹200 Crore Lift Irrigation for Kurnool

Deccan Chronicle  

His plan involves lifting water from the Vedavathi River using pumps and putting it into the Tungabhadra Lower-Level Canal. Concerned, retired deputy executive engineer M. Subbarayudu has recently written to Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, suggesting the lift irrigation project. It is anticipated that this proposal will soon be examined at the field level.The …

Full Water Supply for Kharif, Rabi: Ponguleti
5 months 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 …

Athikadavu-Avinashi scheme will need 400 cusecs of water from Bhavani river to be commissioned: T.N. Minister
10 months, 1 week 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 …

We are committed to completing Polavaram at earliest, says Buggana
11 months 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 …

Karnataka govt releases 2.75 TMC of water from Almatti Dam
1 year 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 …

Farmers advised not to sow paddy in Krishna, NTR districts
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Looming Water Crisis in Kurnool
1 year, 2 months ago

Looming Water Crisis in Kurnool

Deccan Chronicle  

Kurnool: In response to the impending water crisis in Kurnool city, the district administration has decided to impose restrictions on paddy farming in areas near the city. District collector G. Srijana presided over a review meeting with city mayor B. Ramaiah, Kurnool MLA Hafeez Khan, municipal commissioner A. Bhargava Teja and some officials on Thursday. The district collector said the …

KCR takes stock of drought conditions in state, directs priority to drinking water
1 year, 6 months ago

KCR takes stock of drought conditions in state, directs priority to drinking water

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: In the wake of delayed monsoon and extended summer, Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao directed officials to take measures to provide uninterrupted irrigation water to farmers to enable them to begin kharif-sowing operations. The CM also asked officials to give preference to drinking water supply over irrigation, at a meeting with ministers and officials at the Secretariat to review …

CM Bommai at Jana Sankalpa Yatra in Jagalur, Davangere
2 years, 1 month ago

CM Bommai at Jana Sankalpa Yatra in Jagalur, Davangere

Deccan Chronicle  

Davanagere: In a pointed attack against the Congress, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that people in the state were disappointed with Siddaramaiah's five-year governance and have decided not to bring the Congress party back to power in the state. The Chief Minister said that the present BJP government in the state was taking all measures to fulfill the expectations of …

KCR has scant respect for Ambedkar: BJP MLA
2 years, 9 months ago

KCR has scant respect for Ambedkar: BJP MLA

Deccan Chronicle  

ADILABAD: Dubbaka BJP MLA Raghunandan Rao alleged that Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao shelved the proposed Pranahitha Chevella irrigation project at Thummidihattti as it was named after B.R Ambedkar and added that Chandrashekar Rao had shown disrespect to Ambedkar many times. Addressing the gathering at the inauguration of Pranahitha Jala Sadhana Padayatra led by local BJP leader Palvai Harish Babu …

SP Velumani presses for central grants to TN, meets Union minister
5 years, 4 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, 4 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 …

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