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Gadwal: With the onset of continuous upstream rainfall and increased inflows into the Krishna river basin, water levels at the Priyadarshini Jurala Project (PJP) dam and Almatti Reservoir have shown significant rise, prompting dam authorities to regulate outflows carefully. PJP Dam Status as of 6 PM, July 11, 2025: According to information received from project officials, the water level at the PJP dam stands at 317.570 meters (1,041.896 feet). Against its Full Reservoir Level (FRL) of 318.516 ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: BRS MLA and former irrigation minister T Harish Rao on Wednesday condemned the "baseless and misleading" statements Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy made during a PowerPoint presentation on irrigation and water rights of Telangana He said that BRS would move a privilege motion in the Assembly and Council for not inviting BRS MLAs for the presentation. Harish blamed the then Congress government's role in agreeing to an unfair 299:512 ratio in Krishna water sharing before bifurcation of ...Read More >
New Delhi/Bengaluru, Jul 9 (PTI) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, who holds the irrigation portfolio, on Wednesday said that he has appealed for funds to the tune of Rs 11,122.76 crore for six irrigation projects in the state. Shivakumar met the Union Water Resources Minister, C R Patil, in Delhi. In a statement, Shivakumar said he has requested funds for six irrigation projects, including Rs 804.66 crore for Sonnathi lift irrigation project, Rs 2,660.70 crore for Indi branch ca ...Read More >
New Delhi/Bengaluru, Jul 9 (PTI) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, who holds the irrigation portfolio, on Wednesday said that he has appealed for funds to the tune of Rs 11,122.76 crore for six irrigation projects in the state. Shivakumar met the Union Water Resources Minister, C R Patil, in Delhi. Also Read | Delhi-NCR Rains: Waterlogging and Traffic Disruptions in Several Areas As Sudden Spell of Heavy Rain Batters National Capital; IMD Issues Red Alert (Watch Video). In a sta ...Read More >
Gadwal: The Priyadarshini Jurala Project (PJP) dam is witnessing substantial inflows as of 6:00 PM on July 9, 2025. The dam authorities have reported a water level of 317.650 meters (1,042.159 feet), which is just below the Full Reservoir Level (FRL) of 318.516 meters. The gross storage capacity currently stands at 7.933 TMC, while the live storage is reported at 4.226 TMC. Inflow and Outflow Dynamics: The dam is receiving an inflow of 1,22,000 cusecs, a significant surge attributed to upstrea ...Read More >
PUNE: Ujani Dam, a critical water source for Solapur district, has recorded 86% of live water storage capacity as of July 7 - an unprecedented figure for this time of the year. According to the Maharashtra Water Resources department, the dam currently holds 1304.79 million cubic metres (MCM) or 46.07 thousand million cubic feet (TMC) of live storage. Traditionally, Ujani stores only about 10-20% of its capacity in July. However, early monsoon onset and above-normal rainfall in May and June, esp ...Read More >
Kurnool: For the first time ever, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu formally opened four crest gates -- 6, 7, 8, and 11 -- of the Srisailam reservoir on Tuesday, releasing water downstream. This marked the first instance of a sitting Chief Minister personally releasing water from the dam. As of 5 pm, the reservoir was receiving heavy inflows of 1.94 lakh cusecs from the upper catchment areas, while an outflow of 1,94,641 cusecs was being discharged. The water level in the reservoir has reache ...Read More >
Srisailam (Andhra Pradesh), July 8 (PTI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday said that it would be beneficial for both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to utilise a few hundred TMC of excess Godavari river water, which otherwise drains wastefully into the sea. Speaking at a public meeting in Nandyal district after offering 'jala harati' (ritual prayers) over the Krishna river and opening four radial gates of the Srisailam Project to release water downstream, Naidu stressed ...Read More >
Nellore: Minister Nara Lokesh has made it clear that "only those who work for the party will be given positions," and there's no room for compromise on this norm. Addressing a TD leaders' meeting in Nellore, he emphasized the need for strengthening the cadres and ensuring regular outreach to the public every four months. Lokesh acknowledged past mistakes and promised to correct them, adding, "Even Chandrababu is willing to listen -- leadership means being accountable." He vowed to complete the ...Read More >
Chennai: Trumpeting his agricultural roots and claiming familiarity with the woes of the pastoral community. AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami kicked started his State-wide election tour on Monday by offering prayers at the Vanabadrakaliamman temple in Mettupalayam and raising the slogan 'Save People, Redeem Tamil Nadu' (Makkalai Kaapom, Tamilagan Meetpom). After invoking divine blessings, Palaniswami's maiden rendezvous was a group of farmers, weavers and brick makers, who were w ...Read More >
Kurnool, July 7 (UNI) The Srisailam reservoir, one of the biggest projects in Andhra Pradesh across the river Krishna, is receiving 1,98,550 cusecs of water and the officials are planning to lift crest gates to release water to the downstream Nagarjuna Sagar project. Following incessant rains in the catchment areas, the Srisailam project is receiving heavy inflows from the Jurala and Sukesula projects. Officials sources said that 23,924 cusecs of water is being released by generating hydropowe ...Read More >
Kochi: Edison Babu's neighbours in Muvattupuzha knew him as the quiet engineer who had returned home during the pandemic. The 35-year-old former auto industry professional seemed to lead an unremarkable life in this sleepy Kerala suburb, occasionally visiting the local post office with packages: nothing unusual for someone running what appeared to be a small online business. What they didn't know was that their mild-mannered neighbour had built India's most sophisticated darknet drug empire, o ...Read More >
Pune: An alert was issued in the low-lying areas of Pimpri Chinchwad after the irrigation department on Saturday released water from the swelling Pavana dam into the Pavana river for the first time this monsoon.An official of the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) said they were keeping a watch on water levels in the low-lying areas of Ravet and Tathawade along the Pavana river. The situation was under control on Saturday. Residents along the river were alerted about a possible rise i ...Read More >
Story so far: Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are once again embroiled in a water dispute, this time over the Banakacherla project. The ambitious project which will link the Godavari and Krishna River basins via reservoirs, canals, and lift irrigation scheme is Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu's pet project, first envisioned in 2014 after the bifurcation of Andhra and Telangana. With Mr. Naidu again at the helm in Andhra, he seeks speedy construction of the project, but faces toug ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Signalling the government's intent to move ahead with the impeachment motion of Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said that main opposition parties have given their in-principle approval to support the motion in the upcoming monsoon session scheduled for July21-August 21. Rijiju said that the government is yet to decide whether the motion would be brought in the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha. For the Lok Sabha, signatures of a m ...Read More >
Kuppam (Chittoor dist): Adverting to objections raised by Telangana about Andhra Pradesh's plan for the Polavaram-Banakacherla project to lift water from the Godavari river, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has dismissed all the allegations surrounding the interlinking plan, calling them "baseless and politically motivated". Speaking to the media in Kuppam on Thursday, Naidu made it clear that the project would not harm anyone. He amplified that misinformation was being deliberately spread to ...Read More >
MUMBAI - India's regulator has restrained Jane Street Group from accessing the local securities market, dealing a severe hit to the US trading firm that generated more than US$2.3 billion (S$2.9 billion) in net revenue from equity derivatives in the South Asian nation in 2024. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) said it would seize 48.4 billion rupees (S$722 million) from Jane Street, which it claimed is the total amount of unlawful gains made by the fund, according to the order. ...Read More >
Kuppam (Chittoor dist): Adverting to objections raised by Telangana about Andhra Pradesh's plan for the Polavaram-Banakacherla project to lift water from the Godavari river, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has dismissed all the allegations surrounding the interlinking plan, calling them "baseless and politically motivated". Speaking to the media in Kuppam on Thursday, Naidu made it clear that the project would not harm anyone. He amplified that misinformation was being deliberately spread to ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: In the wake of the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) returning the Polavaram-Banakacherla Link Project (PBLP) proposal, the Andhra Pradesh government is undertaking a series of proactive measures to obtain project clearance. The authorities were of the opinion that the proposal, which sought only the Terms of Reference (ToR), was unjustly returned, as it was not requesting final approval but merely a framework for further evaluation. It is learnt that the Water Resources Department ha ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: BRS MLA T Harish Rao on Tuesday alleged that CM A Revanth Reddy was "silently" helping Andhra Pradesh on the Banakacherla project. Responding to comments made by the CM during a PowerPoint presentation on the project earlier in the day, Harish said that it was the BRS that woke up the Congress from its deep slumber. He claimed that the ToR for Banakacherla had been rejected because of the fight of the BRS. He said the BRS had to remind Revanth that Telangana had a rightful share eve ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday said the state govt was consistently working to provide better resources to the doctors and quality healthcare services to the citizens.He mentioned that medical colleges were being established in every district.While there were only six medical colleges in 2014, the number has now increased to 15, and nine new colleges are under construction. As a result, MBBS seats in the state increased from 700 in 2014 to 2,185, at present. The ...Read More >
Gadwal: The Priyadarshini Jurala Project (PJP) dam is witnessing significant inflows due to early monsoon activity in the upstream regions. As per the official data recorded at 6:00 PM on July 1, 2025, the water level at the dam has reached 317.470 meters (1,041.568 feet). The dam currently holds 7.590 TMC of gross water and 3.883 TMC of live storage, against its full reservoir level (FRL) of 318.516 meters (9.657 TMC). The inflow into the reservoir is reported to be 87,000 cusecs, prompting a ...Read More >
Kushalnagar/Mandya: The lifeline of Mandya district, the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam, has achieved a historic milestone -- filling to its full capacity of 124.80 ft (49.452 tmcft) in the month of June for the first time in 93 years. This rare event set a new record and marked Chief Minister Siddaramaiah as the first CM of Karnataka to offer bagina -- a traditional ritual -- at the Dam in June. Built between 1911 and 1932 under the reign of Maharaja Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, the Reservoir h ...Read More >
SURYAPET : Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Friday reiterated that the Congress government was committed to protecting Telangana's rightful share of Krishna and Godavari waters at any cost. After inspecting the ongoing irrigation works on Krishna river in Suryapet district, the minister made it clear that there would be no compromise on the state's water rights, which he described as essential for farmers' prosperity and the future of Telangana. Uttam came down hea ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Governor Rajendra Arlekar has written a strongly worded letter to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, criticising General Education Minister V Sivankutty for walking out of a function held at Raj Bhavan on June 19. The Governor described the incident as a breach of protocol and an insult to the constitutional office. The letter, dated June 26, refers to an awards ceremony for the Bharat Scouts and Guides, where Sivankutty -- who also serves as President of the Associatio ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Despite being blessed with one of the largest river systems in India, Telangana continues to lose massive quantities of Godavari water to the sea every year due to incomplete projects, under-utilisation, and other issues.Over the last 30 years, more than 1 lakh tmcft (thousand million cubic feet) of floodwater from the Godavari has been discharged into the Bay of Bengal-an alarming waste of a precious natural resource.Since the formation of Telangana in 2014, an estimated 40,000 tmcft ...Read More >
Digha/Kolkata: Why were those speaking Bengali "being tortured across the country every day", CM Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday. Speaking in Digha, where she has gone to attend the first Rath Yatra of the newly inaugurated Jagannath temple, the CM spoke of Bengali-speaking migrant workers being detained at two places in Odisha.Asking Odisha "not to be jealous", Banerjee said while she respected the Puri Jagannath temple, she expected the same respect for the Digha Jagannath temple."I learnt th ...Read More >
Gadwal: The Priyadarshini Jurala Project (PJP) dam, a critical irrigation and power generation structure on the Krishna River, recorded a substantial surge in inflows and regulated outflows as of 6:00 PM on June 26, 2025. With the onset of early monsoon showers in the upstream regions, water levels have risen significantly, prompting coordinated management of the reservoir through controlled spillway discharge and lift irrigation operations. The water level has approached near capacity, standin ...Read More >
Pune: The city is likely to experience rain in the coming week as the Met department has issued a yellow alert for the Pune district.According to the forecast issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), thunderstorms and lightning with light rain are expected during the week.On Sunday, key weather stations in Pune, including Shivajinagar, Lohegaon, Pashan, NDA and Chinchwad, did not record rainfall. The Koregaon Park area recorded 0.5mm of rainfall.IMD has also issued a yellow alert for ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: BJP MP and former finance minister Eatala Rajender on Friday told the Justice PC Ghose Commission of Inquiry that the decision to construct the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, including the selection of barrage sites, was taken collectively by the "entire Cabinet" and not by the Finance department. The commission posed 19 questions to Rajender and cross-examined him for 20 minutes. The Kaleshwaram Commission has summoned Rajender, former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and f ...Read More >
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