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Centre approves to give special assistance to Andhra Pradesh
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 15 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave approval to give Special assistance measure for the Successor State of Andhra Pradesh through the way of special dispensation in funding of Externally Aided Projects (EAPs) and fundin
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UP polls: Farmers boycott voting at polling booth in Chunar
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Mirzapur (UP) [India], Mar. 8 (ANI): Alleging lack of irrigation facilities and development, the farmers on Wednesday boycott voting in the seventh phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections at polling booth number 283 of Chunar assembly segment.
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Telangana Irrigation Minister requests Centre to create Krishi Vigyan Kend
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Nov. 23 (ANI): Telangana Irrigation Minister Harish Rao on Wednesday requested Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh to create 31 Krishi Vigyan Kendra's one for each district in the state.
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Centre stalls construction of Siruvani dam in Kerala
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 2 (ANI): The Central government has stopped the Kerala government from going ahead with the construction of the proposed dam across Siruvani river for the Attappady Valley Irrigation Project until it gets a consent from the Tamil Nadu government.
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Centres assures to achieve objective of 'water to every field' w
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct. 18 (ANI): Asserting that the government is committed for the prosperity and welfare of farmers of India, Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Tuesday said that within the time span of four years, the major objective of providin
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Tamil Nadu: Water to be released from Mettur Dam for delta irrigation toda
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 20 (ANI): In Tamil Nadu, water from Mettur Dam for delta irrigation is being released from today morning, as per orders from Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.
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PM Modi to announce water supply, lift irrigation projects in Gujarat
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Dahod (Gujarat) [India], Sept. 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will announce projects worth nearly Rs. 3,800 crore at Limkheda in Dahod district of Gujarat on his 66th birthday today.
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SAD demands probe into 'sexual exploitation' of domestic help by
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Sept. 7 (ANI): A day after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab observer Vijay Chauhan was accused of sexually exploiting his domestic help, Punjab Irrigation Minister and senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Sharanjit Singh Dhillon on Wednesday alleged that AAP people
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Tamil Nadu should stop whining about Cauvery River: Subramanian Swamy
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 7 (ANI): Calling on Tamil Nadu to stop 'whining' over the Cauvery River, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday said that the state should instead desalinate sea water for drinking purpose as well as for irrigation.
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Cauvery issue: No water for drinking, forget irrigation, says Yeddyurappa
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Sept. 6 (ANI): Former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Tuesday said that it was not possible for Karnataka to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, adding the Supreme Court should be apprised of the 'ground reality'.
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BJP says Maharashtra irrigation tender process needs to be transparent
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Aug. 30 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday described the Maharashtra irrigation scam as the biggest loot of the state and asserted that the process of providing tenders to contractors should be kept transparent and completed within the stipulated time frame.
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ACB probing irregularities in irrigation project contracts: Maharashtra Mi
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Aug. 31 (ANI): After the Maharashtra government scrapped several irrigation project contracts, the state's Irrigation Minister, Girish Mahajan, has confirmed that the matter is being investigated.
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