Irrigation  

Rohith, hailing from Bihar, has taken up farming, earning in lakhs 

The Union Minister of State for HRD, Communications, and Electronics & Information Technology Sanjay Dhotre said that the Government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had sanctioned a development package of Rs. 80,000 crores for Jammu and Kashmir, which is enabling the opening of IIT, IIM, and AIIMs and allowing the development of highways, power generation, and irrigation projects.

Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy alleged that major scams had taken place in the projects across the state by the previous Chandrababu Naidu-led Telugu Desam Party (TDP) government and announced that Navayuga contract would be cancelled and the state government would reverse tenders.

Odisha minister in the Assembly said that the state does not have enough water in its reservoirs for irrigation, leading to the death of three farmers. Expressing displeasure, Congress members walked out of the House.

Work on the first phase of the five phases of the Jal Shakti Abhiyan is about to begin with chairman, RK Kashyap inspecting Punjab in order to install facilities such as rainwater harvesting and drip irrigation.
 

Presenting the budget in the Rajasthan Assembly, Ashok Gehlot announced Rs 1,000 crore to be set aside for farmers' welfare apart from various schemes in irrigation, renewable energy and health sectors.
 

The basic idea was to take 4 TMC of Godavari water to Nagarjuna Sagar and Srisailam projects, thereby providing water for both drinking and irrigation to several parts of both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh

Alleged TRS members beat up a woman forest guard while protesting against the forest development work that was being conducted in parallel to the deforestation work for the Kaleshwaram irrigation project

Water is an invaluable resource. As days wear on, it is becoming more and more scanty. So Capt S Raja Rao, former secretary, environment and minor irrigation has submitted a comprehensive paper, giving as many as 35 suggestions for water management

 

Cauvery Water Management Authority released an order stating that Karnataka has to release water to Tamil Nadu only if there is an increase in the inflow of water. But the farmers in Karnataka are concerned about the water that is necessary to sustain the standing crops in the state.

State principal finance secretary K Ramakrishna Rao, who represented the state at the meeting, read out the speech of Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao

The much-awaited Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project will be inaugurated on June 21 in the presence of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh chief ministers.

The inauguration of the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project in Telangana is scheduled for June 21. The foundation stone for the project was laid in 2016, and YSRCP's Jagan Reddy as the then leader of opposition in Andhra Pradesh had accused Telangana of diverting the Godavari water.

The JD(S)-Congress alliance candidate Madhu Bangarappa, who lost by 52,000 votes in the Shivamogga by-poll last time, expressed confidence of winning the Lok Sabha election scheduled for April 23. He plans to pitch land rights for the people living in the forest areas, better irrigation for areca nut farmers and paddy growers
 

The issues concerning farmers in the region are input price, the ability to sell the produce in time and electricity for irrigation, according to Tikait