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 …
Kurnool, Sept. 13: In the wake of wild animal attacks on cattle and humans, the forest department has concentrated on the leopard population to drive them back into the forests. Following a leopard attack on pilgrims trekking the Tirumala hillock, forest officials kept surveillance on their movements. They came to …
Kurnool, Aug. 16: The minister for home, Mrs P. Sabita Indra Reddy, said that the government would not tolerate those who attempt to destruct Sunkesula barrage in Kurnool district in retaliation to Rajolibanda Diversion Scheme (RDS) demolition. When the media pointed about TRS president K. Chandrasekhar Rao
The quantum of groundwater Andhra Pradesh received earlier from 100,000 borewells is now obtained by drilling 260,000 borewells, said A K Jain, special secretary to the state’s irrigation and command area development department. B Peddiraji, tehsildar of Butchayyapeta in Visakhapatnam district, added there is tremendous pressure on groundwater, with the …
Hyderabad, July 7: The state housing department has built just 219 houses of the one lakh that the Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, had promised would be constructed for victims of the floods in Kurnool, Mahbubnagar, Prakasam and Guntur districts last year. A GO was issued on October 19 last …
Kurnool, June 23: Farmers are concerned about subsidised seeds due to the delay in distribution in Kurnool district though they have tilled their lands, hoping for good returns in the kharif. Irate farmers demanding immediate supply of seeds closed the entrance gates of the collectorate in Kurnool on Wednesday. Leaders …
Kurnool, June 2: The managing director of Enercon India Private Limited, Mr Yogesh Mehra, said that the company would commission a wind energy plant with an outlay of Rs 600 crores under the Vaayu India Power Corporation Limited project in Kolimigandla mandal in Kurnool district. He was here to perform …
Dr R. Hampaiah, heading the Andhra Pradesh Biodiversity Board, a statutory body set up by the Central government under the Biological Diversity Act 2002, is demanding Monsanto India pay royalty for using a bacteria strain that can be traced to the Mahanandi village in Kurnool district. Dr Hampaiah claims this …
Kurnool, April 27: The officials have geared up relocation works of flood-hit villages, as they overcame hurdles, after floods devastated villages in Kurnool district seven months ago. Responding to the flood disaster, the state government agreed to relocate 35 flood-hit villages in upland areas. But the works were delayed due …
Hyderabad, April 21: The boom in the mining sector is having a devastating effect on the ecology and environment of the state particularly in Rayalaseema and the tribal areas. The AP Pollution Control Board
Kurnool, April 10: The Sirvel police are on high alert when some unidentified persons set ablaze to an earthmover near Nandyal-Giddalur high way in dense Nallamala forest in Kurnool district in the early hours of Saturday. According to sources, Jambanna, a bamboo contractor and a native of Paccharla village, had …
Anantapur, March 23: The Land administration chief commissioner and special officer, Mr Cadmial Dasari, said that the government would distribute 22,670 acres to 12,807 beneficiaries under the Phase-V land distribution programme in Kadapa, Kurnool and Anantapur districts on April 14 on the occasion of, Dr B.R. Ambedkar
Hyderabad, March 9: The leader of Opposition, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, turned emotional in the House on Tuesday while talking about the woes of flood victims. He slammed the government and ministers for not helping thousands of flood victims of Kurnool and Mahbubnagar districts.
The AP Real Estate Developer's Association (APREDA) will enter into an agreement with the Project Directors of Housing of Kurnool and Mahbubnagar districts, to take up construction of houses in the flood hit parts. A memorandum of understanding will be facilitated by Andhra Pradesh State Housing Corporation Ltd in the …
Kurnool, Feb. 2: The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and the United Progressive Alliance chairperson, Mrs Sonia Gandhi, jointly presented an award, citation and memento to the Kurnool collector, Mr Mukesh Kumar Meena. for successful implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in the district in New …
Hyderabad, Feb. 1: The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University-Hyderabad will organise a three-day international conference on climate change and its impact on water, food and environment in the city from Wednesday. About 300 delegates from various universities are expected to attend. The university will present research papers on impact of climate …
Jan. 28: Alleging discrimination in selection of flood victims, villagers of Kochhervu in Dhone mandal of Kurnool district refused to take crop compensation from the government on Thursday. They demanded issue of cheques to everyone in the village for crop damage and staged protests in front of mandal parishad development …
Kurnool, Jan. 27: Survey by experts reportedly blamed illegal constructions along the riverbanks for floods that wreaked havoc in the Kurnool district. In 2007, floods had affected people twice within three months as the Handri, Tungabhadra and the Kundu rivers were in spate due to heavy rains. Kurnool city and …
