Kurnool (D)

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding desilting of the Defence Colony drain in Delhi before the monsoon, 16/04/2025

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 …

The rejoinder by Andhra Pradesh related to EC granted to HNSS and GNSS irrigation scheme, 11/02/2022

Rejoinder of Andhra Pradesh in the matter of Gutha Gunasekhar & Others Vs Union of India, 11/02/2022. The matter related to environmental clearance granted to the Handri Neeva Sujala Sravanti (HNSS) and Galeru Nagari Sujala Sravanti (GNSS) lift water scheme. The HNSS project would irrigate 2.438 lakh ha besides supplying …

India’s first integrated gold mine set to start in Andhra Pradesh

Commercial production set to begin in 2020; expected to yield 750 kg per yr year. Vijayawada: Work on independent India’s first integrated Greenfield gold mining project in Andhra Pradesh is expected to begin in the next two months. The project proponent— an Indo-Australian company — is in the process of …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal felling of trees, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, 09/01/2019

Order of the National in the matter of C. Janardana Reddy Vs Jio Reliance Company dated 09/01/2019 regarding illegal felling of trees in Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh for laying underground Optic- Fibre line from Nannoor to Veldurthy Village by ‘JIO-Reliance’. A report submitted by the Divisional Forest Officer states …

Greenko’s 1550 MW renewable energy project cleared

Project in Kurnool to have 1200MW pumped storage The State government on Thursday approved the proposal of Greenko Energies Private Limited (GEPL) for the establishment of India’s largest Integrated Renewable Energy Project (IREP) at Pinnapuram village in Panyam mandal of Kurnool district. The project comprises 1000 MW solar and 550 …

Flying into trouble: Harrier birds decline as grasslands disappear

India has some of the largest roosting sites of this migratory species. Harrier birds, a migratory raptor species that regularly visits vast swathes of India, are declining. This may foretell lurking dangers to the country’s grasslands. The “poorly studied” species is the focus of a study by two researchers from …

Heat wave claims 15 lives in Andhra Pradesh

With heat wave conditions prevailing in Kurnool, 15 people have reportedly lost their lives across the district till date. KURNOOL: With heat wave conditions prevailing in Kurnool, 15 people have reportedly lost their lives across the district till date. The temperature has already touched 44 degree Celsius in the last …

Kurnool: Gales damage world’s largest solar park

The Kurnool Solar Park is touted as the world’s largest solar park with a 1,000 MW generation capacity. KURNOOL: Strong gusts of wind and thunderstorm that hit the district on Sunday night had a devastating effect on the world’s largest solar project at Gani-Shakunala in Kurnool district. The solar panels, …

Sand mining goes unchecked in Kurnool

Officials crack down on small-time transporters to give a semblance of ‘efficiency’. The police have stepped up vigil on junctions and highways, which were earlier used by sand transporters with impunity. Kurnool: With the AP High Court closely monitoring hi-tech sand excavation in Kurnool with the role of the Deputy …

New swine flu cases raise official concern in Andhra Pradesh

Doctors have people to be aware of the virus and have also recommended them to approach doctors in case of a sudden fever. Kurnool: Swine flu symptoms identified during routine check up at Kurnool general hospital on Thursday caught health officials on the wrong foot. Though the district is prone …

Tungabhadra facing acute water shortage in Anantapur

Official says rain deficit is seen in Agumbe Ghat section. Anantapur: A peculiar situation prevails in Krishna basin as Srisailam reservoir is about to get filled to brim due to heavy inflows, while Tungabhadra (TB) reservoir faces acute shortage. Last year, TB reservoir recorded 72.78 tmc ft of water, but …

Centre gives nod for four greenfield airports

The Centre has given its clearance for four greenfield airports — three in Andhra Pradesh and an international airport at Dholera in Gujarat. A greenfield airport is a new airport which is constructed from the scratch as in Bengaluru and Hyderabad. “The site clearance, which is the first clearance, was …

Governor to launch Neeru-Pragathi today

Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan would inaugurate the Neeru - Pragathi meeting scheduled to be held in Anantapur on Tuesday (December 29), Irrigation Minister Devineni Umamaheswara Rao said on Monday. Addressing the media in the State guest house here, the Minister said that Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, along with 20,000 farmers …

Recharge rate in a carbonate rock covered watershed in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, India using tritium injection and soil water balance methods

Groundwater in the carbonate aquifers of the southern Andhra Pradesh, India has approached to stress level as water table has declined due to increasing groundwater draft, low to moderate rainfall, less availability or absence of surface water sources and semi-arid climate. In Kallugotla watershed of Kurnool district, groundwater is overexploited …

State to get 250 MW solar power this fiscal

The State will have an additional 250 MW energy from renewable sources by March next year if the plans of the Energy department materialise. Works on setting up of the 1,000 MW solar park in Anantapur and other districts had commenced and solar projects with 250 MW installed capacity are …

Andhra Pradesh to get 1,000 MW plant soon

Hyderabad: The Centre has assured Chief Minister Naidu that the entire 1,000 MW generated by solar plants in Kurnool district will be for AP. This promise was made during Mr Naidu’s meeting with Union power minister Piyush Goyal. This will be the second 100 per cent dedicated 1000 MW power …

Rays of death

Reeling under the scorching sun, people in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana allege official apathy. For Chinni Shankar Rao and his wife, Lakshmikantamma, it was an intolerable day, with the sun beating down mercilessly on their little kirana shop. The elderly couple from Addanki, a small town in Prakasam district of …

Rays of death

Reeling under the scorching sun, people in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana allege official apathy. For Chinni Shankar Rao and his wife, Lakshmikantamma, it was an intolerable day, with the sun beating down mercilessly on their little kirana shop. The elderly couple from Addanki, a small town in Prakasam district of …

Windmills wipe out Rayalaseema’s green cover

ANANTAPUR: The green cover of the Rayalaseema region is being ruthlessly destroyed as windmills are being set up in forest and government lands and the state government has not asked the companies to develop alternative greenery. Thanks to suitable climatic conditions and also availability of adequate land to set up …

Andhra Pradesh government to soon sign deal with NTPC for 1000-mw solar unit

In a bid to make Andhra Pradesh power surplus, the state government is shortly entering into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the NTPC for setting up a mega solar power unit with a capacity of 1,000 MW at Ananthapur. Briefing reporters here, Andhra Pradesh Information & Public Relations Minister …

Seemandhra to get 50k crore development fund

Union minister Jairam Ramesh said the Seemandhra region would get funding to the tune of Rs 50,000 crore for overall development of the region as compensation for it losing revenue from Hyderabad. The money would be granted under the Special Status being given to the state and will be spread …

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