The official claimed that the noise pollution was being caused due to the increasing number of vehicles by 15 to 20 per cent. VIJAYAWADA: Noise pollution levels at major localities in Vijayawada, including residential and commercial areas, were well above the permissible extent in January and February. Health experts warned …
Vijayawada, April 26: The joint collector, Mr Gaurav Uppal, on Monday asked the cement company managements located in Jaggaiahpet region to furnish the details of the measures to be taken up by the companies to check environment pollution. He asked them to give the details in 10 days on how …
Vijayawada, April 25: The minister for rural water supply, Mr Pinepi Viswarup, said the government sanctioned Rs 300 crore to mitigate drinking water problem in the state during summer and has been making tireless efforts to resolve the drinking water problem in the rural areas. The minister visited Hanuman Junction …
VIJAYAWADA, April 20: Over 600 workers laid a siege to the mandal development office in Jaggaiahpet on Tuesday demanding full payment of wages for the works under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS). The workers alleged that they were paid only Rs 40 against Rs 100 per day announced …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government today sought inclusion of four more districts under the Left Wing extremist-hit area development scheme. The Government also asked the Centre to sanction at least Rs 300 crore for early construction of Vijayawada- Ranchi road, the lifeline of tribal hinterland. The road will pass through 12 …
Vijayawada, April 12: District in-charge minister, Mr Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy, said on Monday supply of drinking water and power are the two top priorities in the Prajapatham programme to be organised from April 19 to May 14. The minister reviewed the arrangements being made for the Prajapatham in which the …
AP Cabinet approves a slew of Bills. The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet today approved a proposal to develop a Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) for the rapidly expanding towns of Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada. Accordingly, the Government has decided to create special purpose vehicles (SPVs) to execute them. The District Collector will …
Vijayawada, March 14: The Zilla Parishad chairman, Mr K. Nageswara Rao, on Sunday asked the Rural Water Supply (RWS) officials to conduct mandal-level meetings immediately and submit a report to the district administration to address the drinking water problem that will arise in the ensuing summer. He chaired the Zilla …
VIJAYAWADA, March 5: Villagers of Ibrahimpatnam urged the government to distribute sufficient copies of the Environment Impact Asse-ssment (EIA) report prepared by the Andhra Prad-esh Pollution Control Board on the proposed 182 MW Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) power plant in Ibrahimpatnam. The APgenco has proposed to construct a power …
Decrease text sizeIncrease text size Feb. 25: The public health department officials sent a proposal to the government to release Rs 1.89 crore to implement the summer action plan in the 12 municipalities in the district to solve drinking water problem. Generally, during summer drinking water consumption will increase at …
Vijayawada, Feb. 19: Speakers at a round-table conference organised by Vijayawada Tax Payers Association on construction of a flyover at Benz Circle said scientific study would be conducted to find a permanent solution to the long-pending traffic problem at the Benz Circle which is situated on the National Highway No. …
G.V.R. Subba Rao The bio-methanisation plant at Ajit Singhnagar in Vijayawada. VIJAYAWADA: With the bio-methanisation plant in the city failing to generate power from the gas produced by using municipal solid waste, the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) is exploring various other possibilities to put the plant into use. One of …
Oct. 4: The flood situation at Srisailam and Nagarjunasagar continues to be grim with the water level at Srisailam still above the Full Reservoir Level (FRL). But the focus shifted to Prakasam barrage and adjoining Vijayawada where all the water will land up. On Sunday night, the Nagarjunasagar dam received …
Vijayawada, Sept. 22: While farmers producing paddy, cotton and pulses are struggling due to the dry spell, fish farmers are now severely affected due to the sudden fall in temperature in the day. Fish worth Rs 5 crore perished in the Gudivada revenue division during the last two days due …
BHUBANESWAR: The Vijayawada-Ranchi National Highway passing through 13 tribal dominated districts of the State will be completed by 2014. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today reviewed the progress of different road and bridge projects at a high level meeting. Out of the 1,219 km long highway, 983 kilometre falls in Orissa …
Aug. 25: The mythological Kalpavriksha, known as Baobab tree, may face extinction in the state because of the extension of NH-9 from Hyderabad to Vijayawada. According to botanists, there are only eight such trees in the state mostly distributed in Krishna district along the highway. All the trees are several …
Hyderabad, May 15: The APSRTC has decided to introduce 1,500 low floor buses in Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam. The low floor buses are safer since they have no steps, have large sliding windows, handle bars, pneumatic doors and more space for standing passengers. They are expected to improve accessibility and …
Expects to commission another 500 MW unit later this year. Easing demand-supply The project was executed in partnership with Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd This plant will add about 3,500 million units a year Hyderabad, March 31 Andhra Pradesh Genco (APGenco) is all set to commission a 500 MW plant of …
Vijayawada, Nov. 14: The much-awaited Bus Rapid Transport System which was supposed to have been started this month, will take a longer time to hit the road. Thanks to the foreign tour of the VMC commissioner, Mr P.S. Pradyumna, he learnt about implementing BRTS and realised that more infrastructural changes …
