Kakinada, May 15th: On the occasion of 206th birth anniversary, rich tributes were paid to Sir Arthur Cotton also known as father of irrigation here at local JNTU on Friday. The program was jointly organized by the Institution of Engineers (India) local center and the Retired Irrigation Engineers Association, Kakinada. In this occasion JNTU VC Prof Allam Apparao and Retired Engineers of the Irrigation Department, Prof. Rao facilitated former chief engineer of irrigation A. Rameswara Rao and others for their valuable contributions to irrigation engineering.
Speaking on the occasion several speakers felt that the services of Sir Arthur Thomas Cotton were not recognized properly. They also felt that the contribution of the legend to the irrigation system was not recorded properly. VC mooted the idea of taking up degree and PG courses in irrigation engineering by the university from the next academic year. He felt the need to keep him in high esteem always as his contribution to transform the drought hit coastal Andhra as a fertile ground was remarkable.
The Congress Schedule Castes cell state coordinator, Mr Ganta Sundara Kumar appealed the government to declare the birth day of Cotton as “Farmers day”. He added that as a token of gesture of his services, especially in the development of irrigation, the government should observe May 15 as the “Farmers Day”. He called upon the farmers unions, Rythu Karyacharana Samiti from coastal districts to work unitedly to honor the great man.
Kakinada, May 15th: The issue of dredging in Hope Island in the vicinity of Kakinada sea port became issue between the KSPL authorities and the local fisherflock. While the KSPL authorities are arguing that dredging is essential if both deep water and anchorage ports remain open in future, the fish...
Hyderabad, May 15th: APSRTC has decided to come up with low floor buses in Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Vishakapatnam. In a total it is likely to introduce nearly 1500 buses in these three cities. The authorities have taken this decision as these buses are safer since they have no steps, have large sl...
Hyderabad, May 15th: With the complaint lodged by “Response Foundation”, a city based voluntary organization about the nasty decision taken by the Eamcet officials in disallowing students to write Eamcet exam if they are late by a minute, the AP State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE...
Kakinada, May 15th: With the introduction of centralized system of counting and organizing the same at district headquarters, Kakinada, the demand for accommodation in the region has raised to a maximum extend. There is a heavy rush for accommodation as the contestants and their supporting ca...
Kakinada, May 17th: The union minister of state for defence, Mr. M.M Pallam Raju retained the Kakinada Lok Sabha Seat for the third time. In the triangular contest between PRP candidate, Mr. Chalamalasetty Sunil and TD nominee, Mr. Vasamsetty Satyanarayana the minister won the seat by a margin of 3...
Kakinada, May 17th: Following the orders given by district collector, Mr. Gopala Krishna Dwevedi, the Sri Lankan refuges that were rescued by the local fisherman last month were sent back to Chennai on Sunday by local police. The Lankans lost their way while traveling from war-torn Mullaitivu to Ra...
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