West Godavari

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Godavari river, Telangana, 29/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …

Flood threats rise after severe rains

Hyderabad, Aug. 30: Parts of the state are in imminent danger of floods as rain continued to lash the districts on Monday. Thousands had to be evacuated to safer places in the West Godavari district due to the incessant rains. In Khammam district, a couple were killed when their house …

Drive to prevent health hazards from Aug. 30

Rajahmundry, Aug. 24: To ensure proper maintenance of sanitation and supply of chlorinated water, authorities in the Godavari districts are taking up a drive from August 30 to September 15. Following reports of an increasing number of cases of seasonal fevers, the state government issued directions to organise a drive. …

Rs 3,560cr for roads: Aruna

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 …

Floods boon to farmers in Godavari districts

Rajahmundry , Aug. 11: Though some farmers cultivating fields located on either side of the Godavari river along its course suffered inundation of crops due to the floods, in reality it is a boon in disguise as the receding waters are leaving huge deposits of silt which help farmers reap …

Steps to tackle seasonal fevers begin in Godavari

Rajahmundry, June 14: Health authorities are initiating measures to contain the outbreak of seasonal fevers like malaria, dengue, cholera, typhoid, gastro and others in both East and West Godavari districts as several parts in both the districts are witnessing rainfall for past few days. Drains are overflowing especially in urban …

TB deaths, a tough task for health staff

Rajahmundry, May 31: Though health authorities are able to detect new cases of tuberculosis by involving health workers in villages advising people suffering with continuous cough to approach a health centre for diagnosis, they are facing a gigantic task to persuade TB patients on treatment to continue it until they …

AP gets good response to mining proposals

The Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation (APMDC) has floated a global invitation for expression of interest (EoI) for entering into agreement with it for operating heavy mineral beach sand mines (HMBS), mineral separation plants and value-added industries under the public private partnership (PPP) mode and the response has been very …

Sanitation drive in Godavari

Rajahmundry, May 24: Authorities in the Godavari districts have taken up a special drive for maintenance of sanitation especially in villages which were affected in the recent cyclonic storm, and are also organising health camps to educate people on health hazards. District authorities have issued directions for chlorination of sources …

Drinking water crisis in Godavari districts

Rajahmundry, May 17: Villagers are likely to face a shortage of drinking water as the existing water levels in summer storage tanks are gradually depleting and irrigation authorities are planning to extend the reopening of the canals beyond 45 days as per the original schedule for taking up maintenance works …

6-year-old dies due to tap water

Kovvur, May 10: A six-year-old girl died after she allegedly drank contaminated water supplied from a municipal tap in West Godavari on Monday. Sheik Ameena Begum, a resident of Rama Colony of Ward No. 1, drank the water on Sunday and started vomiting by night. She died while being shifted …

Chiru EG bus tour for Polavaram from May 5

Rajahmundry, May 3: The Praja Rajyam chief, Mr K. Chiranjeevi, will launch his bus tour, demanding that the Centre and state governments expedite the multi-utility Indira Sagar (Polavaram) project at Antarvedi village in East Godavari on May 5; and will continue his tour in several districts until its culmination at …

Larvae study to fight diseases

Rajahmundry, March 23: Health authorities are carrying out an entomological survey to find out the density of larvae and vector in stagnant waters in rural, urban and Agency areas to help authorities initiate preventive measures and ensure that people do not fall victim to vector- borne diseases like malaria, filaria, …

Complete Polavaram by 2015

Visakhapatnam, March 23: Laying out full details of the Indira Sagar Polavaram project in presence of civil engineers here on Tuesday, retired executive engineer S. Nageswara Rao urged that pressure should be brought upon various agencies to take up the project on a war-footing and complete it by 2015. Addressing …

Sea water seeps into Godavari

Rajahmundry, March 22: Coastal villages in West Godavari are being plagued by high saline content in their drinking water due to seepage of sea water into the ground water. Sources say that the main reason behind this is excessive quarrying of sand on the Godavari river bed. According to ground …

Forest officials to raise nurseries under NREGS

Rajahmundry, March 2: Social forestry authorities target to raise nearly two lakh seedlings of various species of plants including casaurina, teak, subabul and others, for each Assembly segment, for plantations under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NR-EGS), in both East and West Godavari and Krishna districts, from July. As …

AP to assess damage to blackgram crop from pest attack

Infested:A file picture of a black gram plant infected with yellow mosaic virus. The Andhra Pradesh Government has ordered a study to assess the damage caused to blackgram crop by the yellow mosaic virus in East and West Godavari districts. Replying to a question in the Legislative Assembly here on …

Forest staff to monitor animals in 2 districts

Dec. 3: Forest authorities are going to monitor tigers, their co-predators, prey and their habitats in the forests spread over the Godavari districts of Rajahmundry circle as part of a national exercise scheduled to be taken up under the supervision of the Wildlife Institute of India from January 20 to …

Godavari districts to get water

Kakinada, Nov. 22: The state government has finally decided to supply Godavari water to 2.25 lakh acres in the Godavari districts for the second paddy crop in the rabi season. While East Godavari

Plea to search for water sources

Bhimavaram, Nov. 20: The Andhra Pradesh Rythu Sangham demanded that the government work out alternate sources to ensure water supply to raise crops for the rabi season in both the Godavari districts. The sangham district general secretary, Mr B. Bala-ram, said here on Friday that if the district authorities simply …

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