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Siddipet: Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Saturday released Godavari water into Kudavelly Vagu from Kondapochamma Canal of Mallanna Sagar project, which was built as part of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS) at Tukkapur in Thoguta mandal. Earlier, Harish Rao also released Godavari water from Mallanna Sagar to Gandi Cheruvu located in Yadadri Bhongir […]
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Siddipet: Following the request of the farmers from Siddipet district, the Telangana government has decided to release Godavari water from Mallanna Sagar into the Kudavelly stream for the benefit of the farmers. Since the stream went dry due to prolonged dry-spell which also resulted in depletion of groundwater, the farmers, who had cultivated Yasangi crops, […]
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By J R Janumpalli The Ministry of Jal Shakti issued a gazette notification on July 15, which gives complete control of all projects in the basins of Godavari and Krishna in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) and the Godavari River Management Board (GRMB). The notification usurping all the rights […]
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The deceased youth was identified as Sanga Ganesh (17). Two others identified as Manohar and Dhurshan, were saved by the locals.
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Hyderabad: The State Government was adopting a multi-pronged approach for River Musi rejuvenation, beautification and development with an estimated cost of Rs.16,634 crore, said Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao. The Minister also announced that the Government was taking up SRDP second phase works with a cost of Rs.3,115 crore in all […]
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Nirmal: Five fishermen exhibited rare spontaneity and exemplary courage in rescuing three members of a family by thwarting a murder-suicide bid after a 40 year old man pushed his two sons into River Godavari, before taking a plunge near Basar town on Monday morning. The fishermen moved in quickly and save all the three, police […]
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Kothagudem: District Collector Anudeep Durishetty directed officials of concerned departments to make elaborate arrangements for Sri Rama Navami to be celebrated on April 10 at Sri Seetha Ramachandra Swamy Temple here. Sri Navami was going to be celebrated with the participation of devotees after a gap of two years. Hence there was a chance of […]
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Mancherial: Elaborate arrangements were made at mini altars of Sammakka Saralamma for organising the biannual fair in coal belt towns Mancherial, Mandamarri, Ramakrishnapur and Srirampur. While the altar was formed by the Endowments Department on the shores of Godavari, the other holy structures were erected by SCCL in Mandamarri, Ramakrishnapur and Srirampur towns for the […]
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Mancherial: Activists and leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Mancherial district unit, staged a dharna by standing in knee-deep water in the Godavari demanding the commencement of works of a proposed bridge across the river on Monday. BJP district president Verabelli Raghunath Rao said that Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao duped the public […]
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Hyderabad: The SC and ST population in the country was around 38-40 crore, but the union government allocated a mere Rs 12,800 crore in the Budget for their welfare which was far less than what Telangana allocated for SC ST sub-plan, said Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Wednesday. “This is pathetic. Telangana is spending […]
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Kothagudem: District Collector Anudeep Durishetty has directed the panchayat officials to take immediate steps to stop contamination of river Godavari at Bhadrachalam in the district due to dumping of garbage in it. The garbage should not be dumped in and around Godavari and steps should be taken to move all the garbage to the dumping yard […]
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Adilabad: Members of Mesram clan, who fetched holy water in an ancient container Jhari from Godavari near Kalamadugu village in Jannaram mandal arrived to Keslapur village in Indervelli mandal centre as part of their annual important and religious affair, Nagoba Jatara, on Friday. Nagoba Jata is the second largest fair after the bi-annual Sammakka-Saralamma Jatara […]
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Mancherial: In a novel gesture, teachers of a government school on Wednesday came to the rescue of Class IX and a former student who accidentally drowned in Pranahita recently and belonging to Alugama village in Kotapalli mandal on Wednesday. Headmaster of Bheemaram government high school Venkateshwar Rao handed over Rs 10,500 and 50 kg of […]
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Adilabad: Mesrams, who fetched holy water from Godavari at Hasthanamadugu on the outskirts of Kalamadugu village in Jannaram mandal of Mancherial district on Friday, performed special prayers at Indradevi temple as a prelude to their important annual religious and cultural affair Nagoba Jatara, in Indervelli mandal centre on Sunday. They would later camp under sacred […]
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By J R Janumpalli It is a general refrain from a disappointed section of Telangana society, the disgruntled ‘dual citizens’ of Telugu States in Hyderabad and the opposition parties, “what new have we got in Telangana State which was not there earlier” — the same politics, the same political parties and the same administration, etc. […]
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Mulugu: In a tragic incident, a 17-year-old youngster, who was working as a bike mechanic, drowned in Godavari near Mallur village of Mangapet mandal in the district on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Mancharla Rajesh from Malluru. He went for a bath in the river this morning with his uncle, aunt and two cousins. […]
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Mancherial: About 10,000 Adivasis belonging to several parts of erstwhile Adilabad district and neighbouring Maharashtra thronged Padmalpuri Kako Etmasur temple on the banks of Godavari at Gudirevu village in Dandepalli mandal on Sunday. They visited the shrine as a prelude to Dandari-Gussadi, an important cultural and religious affair of the ethnic tribes. The tribals performed […]
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Kothagudem: River Godavari water level at Bhadrachalam in the district crossed the first warning level on Thursday. At 10 am, the river gauge reading was 43.90 feet with water discharge of 9,20,657 cusecs, Central Water Commission officials said. At 4 pm, the water level came down to 43.60 feet and remained at that mark till […]
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Kothagudem: The water level of river Godavari at Bhadrachalam in the district crossed the first warning level on Thursday. At 11 am the river gauge reading was 43.90 feet. The water discharge was 9,20,657 Cusecs, informed Central Water Commission officials. The level in river Godavari has been increasing due to rains in its upper catchment […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana saw some respite from rains on Tuesday after incessant downpour since Sunday under the influence of cyclone Gulab. Even as the rain clouds moved towards Maharashtra and Gujarat, several districts were still reeling under the impact of heavy rains in the past couple of days with most water bodies including rivers, rivulets, streams […]