Kakinada, Dec 25th: Farmers of 200 villages in East Godavari were advised not to waste water supplied by the irrigation department and take necessary guidelines from agriculture officials for a good yield from the paddy crop in the ensuing rabi season. The department concerned are going to organize awareness camps on the proper usage of water in the first week of 2010.
It may be mentioned that government has finally decided to supply available water in the river Godavari and some other water sources to nearly two lakh acre of 200 villages as against around five lakh acres because of drought. Keeping the scarcity of water in view, officials plan to conduct awareness camps among farmers on how to use water in cultivation without wasting a single drop. Mr. T. Nandaiah, joint director, agricultural department, said that most farmers did not know the right process of cultivation including the use of water.
Apart from these camps, a control room was also set up at the office of the agriculture department here for clarifying doubts over rabi cultivation.
It may be mentioned that government has finally decided to supply available water in the river Godavari and some other water sources to nearly two lakh acre of 200 villages as against around five lakh acres because of drought. Keeping the scarcity of water in view, officials plan to conduct awareness camps among farmers on how to use water in cultivation without wasting a single drop. Mr. T. Nandaiah, joint director, agricultural department, said that most farmers did not know the right process of cultivation including the use of water.
Apart from these camps, a control room was also set up at the office of the agriculture department here for clarifying doubts over rabi cultivation.
Nursing students continues stir Posted on 26-Dec-2009
Kakinada, Dec 24th: Nursing students of the Government General Hospital, Kakinada here continued their stir for the seventh day on Friday. A total of 141 students, including 16 from the boys category participated in the protest on the hospital premises here demanding that government pay Rs 4,000, Rs ...
Minister inaugurates exhibition Posted on 26-Dec-2009
Kakinada, Dec 24th: The minster for social welfare, Mr. Pilli Subash Chandra Bose inaugurated an handloom expo at Pynda Chalamayya Kalyana Mandapam here on Thursday. Minister did jyothiprajwalana and initiated the program. The expo is being organized under the aegis of Apco, which is giving 30 percen...
Notices to loan defaulters Posted on 26-Dec-2009
Kakinada, Dec 24th: East Godavari district officials are imposing the Revenue Recovery Act on beneficiaries of bank loans who failed to repay the amount they had taken under various welfare schemes. Official sources said that the Act was first used on beneficiaries of the Pavala Vaddi loan scheme, an...
Govt policy affect toddy production Posted on 26-Dec-2009
Kakinada, Dec 25th: Andhra Pradesh Kallu Geeta Karmika (toddy tappers) Sangham General Secretary Juttiga Narasimha Murthy on Friday alleged that the state government has connived with the liquor lobbies and multinational companies to abolish toddy production in a phased manner. Addressing a press con...
MLAs, MLCs withdraw resignations Posted on 26-Dec-2009
Kakinada, Dec 24th: A majority of elected representatives including MLAs and MLCs from the Congress, the Telugu Desam and the Praja Rajyam, who offered resignations in protest against the proposed bifurcation of the state from Godavari districts will withdraw their resignations following the statemen...
Special counseling for students Posted on 28-Dec-2009
Kakinada, Dec 26th: To improve performance of the students pursuing Class X and XII in their annual exams, the East Godavari administration conducted special counseling to the students with the psychologists especially during November and December. The authorities intend to conduct such programs ever...
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