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 …
Dist. administration to verify permissions accorded ‘illegally’ to mine manganese The Forest Department has got an upper hand over revenue and mines departments when it comes to according permissions for mining activity in the forest area. The district administration has decided not to allow mining activity in the forest area …
A separate EC letter has been issued to the Airport Authority of India and the Bhogapuram International Airport Corporation Ltd for these two projects. The Centre has given environment clearance to a greenfield international airport at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, which is estimated to cost Rs 2,260.73 crore. …
An Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has given environmental clearance for the construction of Bhogapuram International Airport in Andhra Pradesh. The proposed greenfield airport site lies on the border of Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram districts and is about 45 kms from Visakhapatnam city. …
Vizianagaram: Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said the TD government would take up bauxite mining in the Vizag Agency only when the locals wanted it. The government will not take a hasty decision, he said. Participating in the Jana Chaitanya Yatra at Lakkavarapukota in Vizianagaram district on Monday, Mr Naidu …
India today singed a pact with the World Bank for $250-million financial assistance for Andhra Pradesh Disaster Recovery Project, which will help the state enhance its capacity to respond promptly and effectively in times of crisis. The financing agreement was signed by the Centre, the Andhra Pradesh government and the …
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 …
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 …
Hyderabad: Districts along the Bay of Bengal coast began gearing up for Cyclone Phailin, which is expected to make landfall on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. Officials and staff have been put on high alert and the state government has drawn up an action plan. It includes, when …
Union minister says it only leads to increased Maoist activity in the areas Arguing that mining in tribal areas would lead to increased Maoist activity, Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has called for a 20-year moratorium on mining projects that affect the livelihood sources of the tribal communities in …
Vast expanses of fields, habitations inundated in Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam districts The rain fury shifted to Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam districts on Monday, even as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy announced a relief package for the flood-affected people. Four children were burnt alive in a fire …
At least 22 people died and thousands were rendered homeless as incessant heavy rain lashed the coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh under the influence of the passing cyclonic storm ‘Nilam’. The weather department has issued a warning that till the morning of November 6 moderate to heavy rainfall would continue …
The Government of India has agreed to clear and approve sanctions for road projects proposals worth Rs 413.29 crore located in six districts of Andhra Pradesh. The proposal is for taking up of 271 road works covering a stretch of 829.41 km length located in six districts in the State. …
Survey data collected in 2007 from three districts in Andhra Pradesh, this article assesses the performance of 72 primary agricultural credit cooperatives. It finds that these credit cooperatives tend to be used as political instruments and, as a result, borrowers prioritise all debt obligations to microfinance institutions, informal moneylenders and …
Geochemical assessment for groundwater quality was carried in 15 stations along Bay of Bengal of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. Statistical and geochemical interpretations of major ions revealed geological and chemical factors with mechanisms controlling quality and quantity of groundwater.
Hyderabad: The environmental activism of Union Minister Jairam Ramesh appears to have set him on a collision course with his party’s government in Andhra Pradesh. Joining the debate on the proposed bauxite mining in the coastal Andhra region, the Environment Minister made it clear that he would not allow mining …
The district administrations of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam have issued a bird flu alert in the wake of avian influenza cases in Odisha. The administrations of the three coastal districts have also appealed to the public, particularly poultry farmers and non-vegetarians, to take precaution. A senior Animal Husbandry Department officer …
A study of the socio-economic situations of three villages in north-eastern Andhra Pradesh shows that while times and values have vastly changed, not much has been transformed in terms of privileges and opportunities. Those belonging to landowning families have managed to get a good education and secure good jobs or …
Paper industry generates green house gases in many stage of its operations; there is scope for implementation of CDM project preferably in forestry sector. JKPL's A/R CDM project under LULUCF category aims to GHG mitigation and sell emission reductions earned through carbon sequestration in the established agro-forestry plantations. JKPL, Rayagada …
Aug. 22: The panchayat raj minister, Mr Botsa Satyanarayana, has raised objection to a thermal power station proposed in his native Vizianagaram district and has stalled operations of the project. He even dashed off a letter to the Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, stating that he would not approve the …
