Articles for Irrigation Sector

Not much to cheer about for irrigation sector in 2025-26 Budget
1 week, 1 day ago

Not much to cheer about for irrigation sector in 2025-26 Budget

The Hindu  

HYDERABAD The budgetary allocation for the irrigation sector for 2025-26 appears to be no match to the government plans to complete several ongoing projects and taking up some new projects as part of its plans to increase the irrigation potential from the existing 73.57 lakh acres to 127.57 lakh acres in the years to come. The allocation for the coming …

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Only a radical shift in policy can lift Indian farmers from widespread distress
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Only a radical shift in policy can lift Indian farmers from widespread distress

The Hindu  

The last Union Budget presented in July 2024, had slashed food subsidy by ₹7,082 crore, and fertilizer subsidy by a whopping ₹24,894 crore. Agriculture received this paltry treatment despite the National Crime Records Bureau’s data telling us that 1,00,474 farmers and agricultural workers committed suicide between 2015 and 2022. As an ominous curtain raiser to the 2025 budget, the Modi …

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‘NDA achieved 100 per cent strike rate in water users association polls’: Minister Nimmala Rama
3 months ago

‘NDA achieved 100 per cent strike rate in water users association polls’: Minister Nimmala Rama

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Accusing the previous YSRCP regime of completely destroying the irrigation sector, Water Resources Minister Nimmala Rama Naidu said it did not even remove water hyacinth in the canals, and apply grease to the sluice gates of projects. The coalition government has conducted the Water Users Association elections to strengthen the irrigation sector,” he said. Farmers, who were vexed with …

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Irrigation sector regressed by 20 years in YSRC regime: Nimmala Ramanaidu
8 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 …

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White Paper says BRS Govt Left Irrigation Sector Crumbling
1 year, 1 month ago

White Paper says BRS Govt Left Irrigation Sector Crumbling

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana state government on Saturday declared that harsh punishment was in the offing for everyone, irrespective of their standing or stature, for their role in leading Telangana’s irrigation sector into a disastrous situation, and participating in this process. What the then BRS government had done during its nearly ten-year rule of the state, Uttam Kumar Reddy said, left …

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