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Apart from operating boats and rescue operations done during floods, the training covered giving first aid, proving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

Despite serious objections being raised to the present pattern of sharing on 66:34 ratio between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the issue could not be addressed so far

According to the State Roads and Buildings officials, the iconic bridge, once completed and functional, would reduce the distance between Hyderabad and the popular temple town of Tirupati by 80 km.

Haris Rao said State government would not hesitate to knock the doors of the Supreme Court once again and seek justice over water allocation in Krishna River

Finance Minister T Harish Rao asked BJP leaders from the State to convince the Centre, if they were committed to Telangana’s development

The State government was 'highly disappointed' as despite raising the issue during several meetings of the KRMB, the board was continuing to retain the water sharing in the ratio of 66:34 for the last seven years.

Personnel of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) with the assistance of fishermen and divers were carrying out search operations.

Five students drowned in the Krishna river near Yanamalakuduru on Thursday

With a drastic dip in inflows to Priyadharshini Jurala Project (PJP) in Krishna basin in Mahbubnagar district, Irrigation department officials on Saturday closed all the gates.

GO 246 was brought to cancel the allocation of water to Alimineti Madhava Reddy Project-Srisaliam Left Bank Canal.

Hyderabad: Telangana urged the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) to stop Galeru Nagari Sujala Sravanthi (GNSS) and Handri Neeva Sujala Sravanthi (HNSS) lift schemes on Krishna waters in Andhra Pradesh (AP) without due approvals from it or apex council as per Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act (APRA)-2014. It requested the State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Tuesday urged the union Ministry of Jal Shakti to convene a meeting of all stakeholders to take a decision on sharing of Krishna River waters based on the legitimate requirement of the State before the onset of monsoon. The decisions will be subject to pending settlement of the issue of […]

Narayanpet: Industries Minister KT Rama Rao demanded on Monday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi refer the Krishna river water sharing dispute to the Brijesh Kumar Tribunal besides according national project status to Palamuru Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme (PRLIS). Pointing out that undivided Andhra Pradesh was allocated 811 tmcft of water share in River Krishna, the […]

Hyderabad: Lambasting the BJP-led Central government for announcing inter-linking of rivers without taking the States into confidence, Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Monday demanded that the Centre immediately finalise the river water allocations to Telangana State and permit the proposed projects on Godavari River. Unless the water needs of Telangana are met, the State […]

Hyderabad: The boat service from Nagarjuna Sagar to Srisailam on Krishna River has resumed on Monday after a two-year gap due to the lack of sufficient water in the river and then the Covid-19 situation. According to a Telangana Tourism official, governments of both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh had given permission for the resumption of […]

Krishna: As many as two people drowned in the Krishna river at Andhra Pradesh’s Thotlavalluru where they had gone swimming on Monday morning. The police said, “Ten people had gone swimming this morning. Two bodies have been recovered. Another person is missing. A search operation is underway.” The deceased have been identified as Goriparthi Shiva […]

Telangana government has been repeatedly appealing to the Board for allocation of river waters in 50:50 ratio until the final verdict

Hyderabad: Telangana would attend the meeting of Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) scheduled to be held at Jalasoudha in Hyderabad on September 1. Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao took a decision in this regard and directed the officials of the Irrigation department to put up a strong argument to ensure a fair share in Krishna […]

The AP government on Wednesday informed the top court that it wants legal adjudication as matter could not be resolved through mediation.

As per Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act (APRA)-2014, any decision on important issues has to be discussed and decided in a board meeting.