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S Guru Srikanth

Lift irrigation on Vamsadhara river to be a game-changer

The lift irrigation scheme will be similar to Pattiseema project, which draws water from Godavari and diverts it to Krishna through the Right Main Canal of Polavaram project.

14 hours ago

Construction cost goes through roof

It goes without saying that the increase in prices of different raw materials increases the overall cost of the construction and builders will not bear the additional financial burden.

27 Jun 2022

Expert suggests cost-effective plan B for stabilising Kurnool Cuddapah Canal Ayacut

The 76-year-old irrigation expert submitted his proposal, which will negate the need for acquiring land from farmers and avoid submergence of cultivable lands.

13 Jun 2022

Water level in all reservoirs of Andhra Pradesh enough for Kharif needs

Officials attributed the more water level to heavy rains received during monsoon last year, besides copious inflows from upstream projects.

01 Jun 2022

Foodgrain output rises to 1.71 crore tonnes in Andhra Pradesh

Foodgrain production in Andhra Pradesh has increased to 1.71 crore tonnes in 2021-22 (third advance estimates), compared to 1.65 crore tonnes in 2020-21 (final estimates).

31 May 2022

Social justice ‘Jagannaut’ rolls on in searing heat

Despite the sweltering heat, large crowds thronged the roads to witness the public meetings, although Chief Minister and party Chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy did not participate in the yatra.

29 May 2022

Human rabies notified as dangerous disease

Pointing out that people have a tendency to ignore dog bites, the health official said they approach quacks for treatment instead of going to hospitals.

27 May 2022

Andhra Pradesh's reservoirs have more water than last year for Kharif needs

The comfortable position of water levels, besides the forecast of an early monsoon, have made the government decide to go for early release of water from projects to aycuts.

14 May 2022

Single-day peak power demand rises by 13 per cent YoY

Minister for Energy Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy took stock of the situation with senior officials via teleconference and maintained that the crisis is temporary.

02 May 2022

Andhra's water table rises despite early summer

Drought-prone Rayalaseema has more improvement compared to coastal AP; A’pur tops with 2.96 MBGL increase

01 May 2022

214 places record over 400C, IMD says no heatwave conditions in State

Heatwave conditions are calculated based on observation at Automatic Weather Stations and the forecast is based on GFS Model simulation at IMD.

30 Apr 2022

Theme-based tourism in Andhra Pradesh to get a boost

APTA comes up with a plan to develop Andhra Pradesh as one of the most preferred tourist destinations in India

18 Apr 2022

It’s like we are in an ICU: Andhra Energy Secretary

B Sreedhar says that boom in economic activity has led to power crisis across India.

17 Apr 2022

Ministers vie to prove their loyalty to CM Jagan

They touched CM’s feet and kissed his hands to express their happiness; some ministers took oath in English; followers applauded their leaders’ elevation

12 Apr 2022