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 …
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 …
FOUR months after the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) cleared a thermal power project in Vizianagaram district in north coastal Andhra Pradesh, two civil society group moved the National Environment Appellate Authority (NEAA) challenging the decision. Their petition said MoEF gave clearance to the 2,640 MW plant based on …
Visakhapatnam, Aug. 8: The Union minister of state for human resource development, Ms D. Purandareswari, said that there was a need for a policy to stop export of iron ore as the steel industry would be facing a severe shortage in the ensuing years.Addressing a meeting at the inaugural ceremony …
Site Inspection Report on projects: 2x660 MW (Phase-I) Super Critical Coal-based Thermal Power Plant in Sompeta Mandal in Srikakulam; 2640 MW Bhavanapadu Thermal Power Project near Kakrapalli village, Srikakulam District; Alumina Refinery (1.4 MTPA) and Co-generation plant (90 MW) at Srungavarapukota, Vizianagaram; Alumina Refinery (1.5 MTPA ) Smelter Plant (2,50,000 …
June 3: Beginning this year, the Agency areas of north Andhra districts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, besides Adilabad would have roads worth Rs 1,500 crore over a period of five years. Announcing this here on Thursday, the Araku MP and chairman of Parliamentary Committee on Public Enterprises, Mr Y. Kishore-chandra …
May 27: The north coastal Andhra districts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam experienced severe heat wave conditions, recording highest temperatures for the year on Thursday. For the first time Visakhapatnam airport registered the highest temperature of 41.8o Celsius and city 38o C. Tuni recorded the highest temperature of 45o C …
Hyderabad, April 12: When state-owned Power Generation Corporation (Genco) proposed setting up a thermal project in the backward Srikakulam district, it was hoped that the region would benefit. But the environment ministry has objected to the situation of the proposed plant on a lagoon, and Genco had no choice but …
Visakhapatnam, March 8: The north coastal Andhra would soon becoming the epicentre of power projects with as many as 17 projects in private sector and a nuclear power project in the public sector, generating 19,000 mega watts in the next couple of years. The proposed nuclear power project in Srikakulam …
VDS Rama Raju / Chennai/ Visakhapatnam October 19, 2009, 0:01 IST North coastal Andhra Pradesh is set to become the hub for the aluminium industry with three companies lining up over Rs 20,000 crore in the next three-four years for their proposed alumina refineries in the region. Agency areas of …
Oct. 12: The panchayat raj minister, Mr Botsa Satyanarayana, asked medical and health officials, government doctors, members of district wing of Indian Medical Association and municipal commissioners to strictly implement an integrated health action plan to combat epidemics and viral fevers effectively in the district. He was reviewing on Monday …
Sept. 29: Hyderabad and other Telangana districts are likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall on Wednesday following the formation of a well-marked low pressure over west central Bay of Bengal. Isolated heavy to very heavy showers are expected at Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, East and West Godavari districts.
Sept. 1: The state is unwell if the outbreak of seasonal diseases is any indication. While dengue cases are on rise in urban areas, including Hyderabad, malaria is spreading in rural areas. Many malaria cases have been reported from Ramachodavaram, East Godavari, Kadapa, Paderu in Visakhaptnam, Srikakau- lam, Vizianagaram Badrac- …
With a view to assess the environmental impacts due to the proposed coal based power plant of 4X660 MW near Komarada village, Alfa Infraprop (P) Limited availed the services of M/s. Vimta Labs Ltd, Hyderabad to prepare EIA Report for various environmental components including air, noise, water, land and biological …
Karimnagar/Anantapur/Vizianagaram May 11: Thirty-six people were hospitalised after they drank contaminated water at Dubbapalli village under Chamanpalli panchayat limits in Karimnagar mandal on Monday. Residents of the village were complaining of vomiting and loose motions for the last two days and when the situation worsened, they alerted the authorities on …
Visakhapatnam: The deep depression over west central Bay of Bengal moved northwestwards and intensified into a cyclonic storm, Bijli, and lay over west central Bay of Bengal at 5.30 pm, about 470 km south east of Visakhapatnam, reports our correspondent. It is likely to intensify further and move in a …
March 29: Elephant menace is a jumbo poll issue in four Assembly and two Lok Sabha constituencies in Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Chittoor districts in the state. Tribals, the worst affected by elephant terror, are up in arms against political leaders for their apathy towards their problems. Elephants have been destroying …
Visakhapatnam, Oct. 22: Though Anrak Aluminium Ltd issued a public notice on Tuesday stating that the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) had accorded environmental clearance (EC) to their alumina refinery, smel-ter plant and captive power plant proposed at Makavarapalem, the clearance letter was not found on the website of …
Visakhapatnam, Sept. 7: An expert study has revealed that groundwater in the coastal areas of the state is slowly turning salty. Unless urgent remedial action is taken, the farmers of the area would face crop failure and attendant financial crisis. The hydro geochemistry study was conducted by a group from …
THE lush green hill tracts of the Eastern Ghats may soon be blighted by smoke belched out by two bauxite units, each worth Rs 4,000 crore. While one refinery unit with a capacity of 1.4 million tonnes per annum is being set up by JSW Alumina Limited at Boddavara village …
