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Several parts of Andhra Pradesh expected to receive rainfall, starting November 26. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Even as farmers and fisherfolk have begun to get back to normalcy after the trail of destruction left behind by Cyclone Montha, there is a possibility of the formation of another cyclone over the Bay of Bengal…
The face of 80-year-old Munaswamy from Vijayapuram in Nagari assembly segment reflects the struggles he endured as a farmer in Rayalaseema’s parched fields. Every wrinkle tells a story of the sheer gamble he had to take with unpredictable monsoons and unkept official promises in a region ever hungry for water. As a young man, he…
The Andhra Pradesh government’s ₹81,900 crore Polavaram Banakacherla Link Project, which aims to transfer surplus water from the Godavari river to Banakacherla in the drought-prone Rayalaseema region, is in limbo. This is a contentious project as Telangana argues that it violates the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh State Reorganisation Act, 2014. Last week, the expert appraisal…
Former MLA and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) Anantapur district president Anantha Venkatarami Reddy urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu to renew the Foreign Contribution (Registration) Act (FCRA) of Rural Development Trust (RDT), which has been extending its services in various sectors since the last 55 years in the drought-hit Rayalaseema…
The Andhra Pradesh government’s ambitious plan to link the waters of the Godavari and Krishna has become controversial. Touted by Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu as a “game changer,” the Godavari-Banakacherla project aims to provide drinking water to 80 lakh people and ensure an additional 7.5 lakh acres of irrigated land. It is estimated to cost…
