Kakinada, June 22nd: For the cultivation of commercial crops, micro irrigation was given top priority in East Godavari. A program under AP Micro Irrigation Project (APMIP) will be taken up over 3,000 hectares at an estimated cost of Rs 15 crore in the year 2009-10. Under this program, drip irrigation or sprinkler irrigation mode will be fixed to the selected beneficiary land for better crop yield. This will enable farmers for effective utilization of water resources by minimizing wastage.
The APMIP has raised subsidiary to farmers from 70 percent to 90 percent on the cost of installation of equipment for cultivation. The SC, ST farmers will be provided with 100 percent subsidiary. The East Godavari APMIP project director, Mr. D. Manohar Rao said that the program will be taken up in all 58 mandals in the district. He also said that more than 300 applications were received from the farmers in regard to the same. Previously the program was confined to upland areas, and now it is being extended to delta areas.
Kakinada, June 22nd: The All India Women’s Conference (AIWC) will take to mass propagation against evils of dowry in rural areas. The organization nearly has 550 branches across the country and propagating message on evils of dowry to every nook and corner through its branches. According to t...
Rajahmundry, June 22nd: Police unraveled the mystery behind the murder of a lorry driver and arrested four persons including the main culprit. According to the police the dead body of a youth was found near Dunnapothula Punta near Yerramsetti Rambabu nursery on June 11. After the police enquiry the...
Hyderabad, June 23rd: Taking the total number of swine flu confirmed cases to 16 in the city, a 30 year old woman who flew in from New York was tested positive for swine flu. The infected woman is the wife of a 32 year old software engineer who was earlier tested positive, said Dr. S.V Prasad, su...
Karimnagar, June 23rd: Fearing of failure in inter supplementary exams a junior intermediate student committed suicide on Monday. He had failed in mathematics subject in first year and wrote the supplementary exam. Fearing failure and with out waiting for results he committed suicide. The results o...
Hyderabad, June 23rd: The government is planning to issue ration cards through e-seva counters. It was going to focus on the issue after weeding out the bogus ration cards in the state. According to the sources out of 2.03 crore white ration cards in the state, nearly 40 lakh are found to be ...
Kakinada, June 23rd: East Godavari district joint collector, Mr. Kona Sasidhar reviewed the amenities in the cinema theaters on Tuesday and warned to take severe action on the concerned over display of obscene posters at public areas. He ordered removal of such posters within 24 hours. Addressing t...
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