Kakinada, July 1st: The district review meeting of East Godavari district was organized at Zilla Parishad office on Wednesday. The new in charge minister, Mr. Botsa Satyanarayana presided over the meeting. Several members cutting across the party lines brought to the notice of the authorities the non-availability of water to Kharif. Many expressed concern over the delayed transplantation of paddy in some areas, loss of topioca crop in upland areas, shortage of pure drinking water and increased graft in works under the NREGS in the district.
Members demanded compensation to farmers who cultivated tapioca over about 30,000 hectare in upland areas and lost it due to lack of timely rains. On the shortage of drinking water, the minister for rural water supply (RWS), Mr. Pinepe Viswaroop said that a comprehensive water supply program was being taken up with Rs 443 crore which includes desalination of sea waters.
Responding to the graft allegations in the execution of NREGS works, the East Godavari district collector, Mr. Gopala Krishna Dwevedi revealed that 316 employees were removed and enquiry on another 334 employees at various stages. The district ministers Pilli Subhashchandra Bose, Mr. Pinepe Viswaroop, the ZP chairman, Mr. Ch. Srinivasa Gopalkrishna, ITDA project officer Yogita Rani and others participated.
Kakinada, July 1st: The students of Kakinada Institute of Engineering and Technology (KIET) achieved third prize in the national level competition. The students won 3 prizes for their work “Line Follower with surveillance system’. They demonstrated their skills at the Robo camp held at ...
Hyderabad, July 2nd: A jilted lover attacked on a girl student studying diploma in TRR Polytechnic College at Meerpet here on Thursday morning with a sickle causing severe injuries on lower chin and the lower abdomen. The victim P. Lavanya is a third year student of computer science, the accused S...
Hyderabad, July 2nd: Following the raise in diesel prices, the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation is not going to revise its fare. The state transport minister, Mr. Satrucherla Vijayarama Raju who reviewed the current financial situation of RTC, said that there is a need to revise the ...
Hyderabad, July 2nd: The management quota seats of MBBS in state private colleges are sold at Rs 50 lakh to 65 lakh each. The engineering seats in top colleges are found to be offered for as much as Rs 12 lakh for electronics and communication engineering and Rs 10 lakh for other branches, while th...
Kakinada, July 2nd: The national portal for registration of employment through online came into operation in the state on July 1. With this new online facility the employment seekers need not go to the respective employment exchanges, but can register themselves through website http://employmentser...
Kakinada, July 2nd: A dairy development program was launched in Rampachodavaram Agency area as part of income generating activity for tribals in East Godavari under the Pasukranti scheme. Milk cattle numbering 189 were supplied to beneficiaries in 19 villages on Rampachodavaram, Devipatnam an...
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