Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
400,000 MAY BE DISPLACED The environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the project says 276 villages will be affected; an estimated 177,275 people live in these villages. The Polavaram Project Environmental Impact Appraisal Report of 1985 expected 150,697 people to be displaced in 226 villages. But the population of these villages …
Khammam, Jan. 31: The district administration has started implementation of an action plan to curb usage of plastic products strictly in all six municipal towns across the district. In Khammam town, awareness camps are being conducted by the municipal authorities.Officials conducted inspections and imposed penalities on sale and usage of …
Khammam, Dec. 7: Under the influence of cyclone in the Bay of Bengal, the district experienced heavy rainfall on Tuesday. Rainfall had started on Monday evening and it continued on Tuesday. As result of downpour, paddy and cotton crops were heavily damaged across the district. Sheaf of corns and bundles …
A recent civil society-led investigation has highlighted serious ethical violations in a trial of the Human Papilloma Virus vaccine on girls in Khammam district in Andhra Pradesh. The findings are presented along with a review of clinical trials of the hpv vaccine in India and an analysis of the Drugs …
Will Polavaram be another ecocide zone? Not if we apply the Vedanta logic to it. The Polavaram dam across the river Godavari has been a dream project for several governments in Andhra Pradesh. Most of them had to let it stay at that
Hyderabad, Sept. 6: Singareni Collieries, the state-owned coal mining company, is battling for survival with most of its existing mines running out of coal and the environment ministry keeping clearances for new mines on hold. Mines at Pinapaka, Gundala, Lingala, Bandala, Kuchinapalli and Mama-kannu are facing environmental issues. It is …
Hyderabad, Aug. 29: With the monsoon in full swing, cases of seasonal diseases like viral fever, dengue, malaria, typhoid and diarrhoea are increasing and continue to claim lives in the districts. In Krishna district alone, seasonal diseases have claimed around 15 lives including that of four children in the last …
KHAMMAM, Aug. 28: Khammam town got Rs 26.32 crore funds under Rajiv Awas yojana (RAY). The funds were released two days ago to the municipality to make Khammam town slum free. The aim of the RAY scheme is to develop the towns by 2015. The RAY scheme is centrally sponsored …
Aug. 22: The state roads and buildings minister, Mrs Galla Aruna Kumari, said that proposals had been made for projects worth Rs 3,560 crore, extending to over 712 projects for the state. The Central governm-ent too has given a positive picture, stating that the State of Accruals were in proper …
As many as 10 people have died following floods in the Godavari in the past three days even as water level in the river continued to rise alarmingly, severely affecting normal life in nine districts, particularly Khammam and East Godavari districts, officials said on Sunday.Eight deaths were reported in Warangal …
Khammam, July 21: The district medical and health department has prepared an action plan to curb seasonal diseases. It is a precautionary measure to control diseases. As the monsoon advances in the district, rainfall is being recorded every day. There are chances of the spread of diseases like malaria, dengue …
Allegations of illegal mining are once again rocking Andhra Pradesh. This time it is related to mining of barytes and iron ore in Khammam district. At the centre of the controversy is Brother Anil Kumar, evangelist son-in-law of late Y S Rajasekhara Reddy. Opposition parties are saying that Hyderabad-based Rakshana …
HYDERABAD The allotment of 1.37 lakh acres of iron ore-rich area in Khammam and Warangal districts to a private company, Rakshana Steels, whose executive director is Anil Kumar, son-in-law of former Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, rocked the Assembly on Monday. The Opposition alleged that when YSR was the Chief …
on april 7, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) stopped its cervical cancer vaccination drive in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat, which it started in August last year. Several girls—10-14-year olds who were part of the vaccination drive—suffered side effects, and six died. The link between the vaccines and deaths …
Hyderabad, May 2: The AP Forest Inventory Report 2010 has revealed that the state forest growing stock has decreased by 60 million cubic metres. As a direct result of the depleting growing stock, experts say the state will experience adverse climate changes and increasing temperatures. The survey report states that …
KHAMMAM, April 19: The minister for cooperation and labour, Mr Ramreddy Venkata Reddy, has said that the State government sanctioned Rs 25 crore to address the drinking water problem in the district during the summer while Rs 7 crore has already been released. The minister launched the Praja Patham programme …
