Khammam: In the wake of the spread of Covid-19, its variants delta and omicron, a paediatric Covid ward has been set up at Khammam District Quarters Hospital here. A separate ward with 40 beds and equipped with ventilators and high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) machines has been established to treat children below 12 year age […]
Khammam: Administering of Covid vaccine booster dose to frontline warriors kick-started in Khammam on Monday. Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar along with District Collector VP Gautham launched the vaccination drive at District Hospital. Speaking on the occasion the minister said in view of the spread of Omicron and increasing Covid cases the State government decided […]
Khammam: The NDRF 10th battalion conducted a mock drill at Munneru stream here on Tuesday to create awareness among district officials on emergency rescue operations. The members of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) demonstrated at Prakash Nagar bridge in the stream how persons affected by floods or drowning accidentally could be rescued using materials […]
Khammam: All arrangements have been made for the counting of Khammam Local Authorities Constituency (LAC) MLC votes that would take place on Tuesday, informed District Collector VP Gautham. The Collector spoke at a training programme conducted for counting staff here on Monday. He told the counting staff to be aware of the guidelines stipulated by […]
Khammam: Around 96 per cent of eligible population in Khammam district have received the first dose of Covid vaccine, District Collector VP Gautham said on Monday. Likewise, nearly 53 percent of the population received the vaccine second dose. The Collector directed health officials to speed up Covid vaccination and see that all eligible persons in […]
Khammam: District Collector VP Gautham appealed to the podu farmers to make use of the Podu Action Plan launched by the State government to address the farmers’ issues. He visited Rajab Ali Nagar in Earlapudi gram panchayat in Raghunathapalem mandal in the district on Tuesday and attended a grama sabha. Speaking on the occasion, he […]
Khammam: District Collector VP Gautham has directed the district revenue officials to take immediate steps to protect government lands from encroachments. He along with Municipal Commissioner Adarsh Surabhi inspected government lands in Khammam Urban mandal on Wednesday. He also inspected government lands at Burhanpuram, NSP Camp area, BC Bhavan, VDOs Colony and Ballepally in the […]
Khammam: With the Food Corporation of India (FCI) saying no to the procurement of Yasangi paddy, the district administrations in erstwhile Khammam were making efforts to ensure zero paddy cultivation in Yasangi season. Khammam District Collector, VP Gautham on Monday held a meeting with agriculture officials, scientists and seeds dealers to discuss measures to be […]
Khammam: Persons with disabilities (PwDs) should not feel dejected at their physical condition and work with dedication to excel in all fields, suggested District Collector, VP Gautham. The Collector said the PwDs with their talents have been proving themselves in different fields and were standing as an inspiration to the society. He distributed artificial limbs, […]
Khammam: As many as 5.36 lakh persons above 18 years of age have been administered the first dose of Covid vaccine in the district, informed District Collector, VP Gautham. Around 1.33 lakh persons have been administered the second dose. Special vaccination teams have been engaged at 214 health sub-centres in rural areas and at 125 […]
