Water Resources Department
Alleged sand loot | Is the ruling DMK in big trouble?
What is the alleged sand mining loot in Tamil Nadu all about? It all began in September this year, when multiple teams of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) fanned out to over 25 locations, looking for excess sand mining in the mining sites directly controlled by the Water Resources Department.
The Hindu
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Andhra Pradesh takes control of its ‘legitimate territory’ on Nagarjunasagar Project, releases 3,000 cusecs of drinking water
Andhra Pradesh takes control of its ‘legitimate territory’ on Nagarjunasagar Project, releases 3,000 cusecs of drinking water. The police personnel remove barricades, check-posts and CC cameras allegedly installed by the Telangana government in the jurisdiction of Andhra Pradesh. The release of water will continue for four or five days, says…
The Hindu
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ED seizes fake sale receipts, QR codes used at sand depots in Tamil Nadu
ED seizes fake sale receipts, counterfeit QR codes and incriminating documents in illegal sand mining case. Rs 12.82 cr frozen, Rs 2.33 cr and 1,024.6 gms gold worth Rs 56.86 lakh seized. Searches conducted at 34 locations, incl 8 sand mining yards in 6 districts.
The Hindu
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Farmers will get Gundlakamma reservoir water from coming season, says official
Farmers will get irrigation water from Obul Reddy Gundalakamma reservoir in the coming cropping season, Water Resources Department Executive Engineer C. Naga Murali Mohan has said, adding that the necessary repairs have been carried out at the reservoir.
The Hindu
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Heavy rain in catchment areas have major reservoirs in Andhra Pradesh swelling
The water levels in all major reservoirs in Andhra Pradesh are rising owing to heavy rainfall in the catchment areas. The Water Resources Department officials on July 26 (Wednesday) said that the water levels in the Godavari at Bhadrachalam in Telangana, Kunavaram, Polavaram and Dowleswaram in Andhra Pradesh are rising.…
The Hindu
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Extension work on Guntur Channel set to pick up pace soon
The extension work on the Guntur Channel is set to pick up pace soon with the State government initiating land acquisition for the works
The Hindu
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Andhra Pradesh: Union government lifts component-wise ceiling on payments in the execution of Polavaram irrigation project
This restriction has been hampering funds flow from the Central government, and with the cap going, the State government will be able to expedite the execution of the project, says Shashibhushan Kumar, Principal Secretary, Water Resources Department
The Hindu
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Andhra Pradesh: Ministry of Jal Shakti agrees to provide ad hoc assistance of ₹17,144 crore for taking up Polavaram project works
The ad hoc assistance will be mainly used for implementing the Rehabilitation and Resettlement package up to a height of 41.15 metres, says Water Resources Department Engineer-in-Chief C. Narayana Reddy
The Hindu
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HC summons top officials of Water Resources Dept. in contempt of court case
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has ordered Principal Secretary (Water Resources Department) Sashibhushan Kumar and Engineer-in-Chief C. Narayana Reddy to appear before it with regard to the illegal excavation of gravel and soil along the Polavaram right canal bund
The Hindu
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Inflow into Mettur dam continues at 21,000 cusecs
Likewise, inflow at the Bhavanisagar reservoir or Lower Bhavani Dam in Erode district stood at 2,900 cusecs while the total surplus discharge stood at 2,800 cusecs.
The Hindu
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