YS Jaganmohan Reddy noted that even nine years after Andhra Pradesh's bifurcation, several issues were still pending in his memorandum to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi
The survey would ascertain the extent of submergence areas in Telangana if the water in Polavaram was maintained at full and minimum reservoir levels from July to September.
Central Water Commission (CWC) has agreed to conduct a fresh joint study on the anomaly between the CWC-projected effect and the actual flood observed.
Special Chief Secretary Rajat Kumar sought the intervention of Ministry of Jal Shakti Secretary Pankaj Kumar to address the State's concerns in right earnest.
Burgampad bandh called by an all-party JAC on Monday passed off peacefully and was a success. The bandh was called demanding the Centre to declare nine villages in Burgampad mandal on the banks of river in the district as Polavaram project submergence area.
Hyderabad: Telangana has once again requested Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS) and Central Water Commission (CWC) to conduct a comprehensive backwater study through an independent competent agency at the earliest and take suitable protection measures in areas to be affected in Telangana territory due to backwaters and prevent large scale submergence. In a letter to […]
Hyderabad: The State government pegged the preliminary damage caused due to the recent floods at Rs 1,400 crore. A report to this effect was submitted to the union Government and an immediate assistance of Rs 1,000 crore was sought from the Centre. In its report, the State government said the Roads and Buildings Department suffered […]
Hyderabad: The Godavari floods at Bhadrachalam has sparked a fresh row between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh with Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar blaming it on Polavaram project and demanding reduction in the height of the project. He also sought merger of five villages in Andhra Pradesh near Bhadrachalam with Telangana that would help in taking […]