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Legislation provides guidelines for flood zoning authorities, surveys, delineation of floodplain areas, restrictions on floodplain use, provisions for compensation and removal of obstructions

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy could not dig a tray of soil even if he was in power for the next 10 years since the Maharashtra government was strongly opposing it.

The State government has for quite some time been pursuing the project clearances vigorously with the Ministry of Jal Shakti

It is 77 per cent less than last year's levels at this time, according to Central Water Commission data

A Sathish Kumar of the CWC and D Mohanta of the CGWD inspected rain water recharge pits, fish ponds and other works built in Koutala gram panchayat.

The NDSA team visited both Naragurjuna Sagar and the Srisailam projects in February this year to conduct safety inspection of the project structures.

The CWC’s analysis also indicated a week-on-week decrease in storage levels, affecting not only the southern region but also the nation as a whole.

The State government has written to the CWC to initiate immediate steps to address the concerns raised by it over the impact of the Polavaram Project backwaters.

The Yamuna broke a 45-year-old record by reaching its peak level at 208.65 meters on July 13.

The presentation given by the project authority has focused duly on the cost of environmental damage calculated as desired by the EAC adhering to the standard operating guidelines

The CWC team is likely to visit SRSP on July 29 and will make recommendations for dam rehabilitation if needed after taking stock of its present status

The State Engineer-in-Chief C Muralidhar wrote to the CEO of the Polavarm project as well as the CWC insisting on the need to keep all the 48 gates of the project and sluices open all through the water year

The water level of Yamuna crossed the danger mark as it reached the mark of 205.33 meters. It was 206.56 metres at 7.00 am on Monday.

Over the past four to five days, there have been slight variations in the water level due to rainfall in the upper catchment areas, mainly in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

The consequences of the floods have been devastating, with over 27,000 people evacuated from their homes.

Six districts in the city have been affected and Delhi government has set up relief camps at several places in these six districts.

State government urged the Central Water Commission to direct the concerned to commence the survey with or without the involvement of AP

State government is ready with the detailed project report on the proposed barrage on Wardha River benefiting farmers in the erstwhile Adilabad

CWC held a meeting in New Delhi to discuss the effects on the backwaters of Godavari River due to the construction of Polavaram Project

GRMB officials wrote a letter to CWC, in which it has expressed 'satisfaction' over the DPR of the two projects and has reportedly given its consent