EIA public hearing sans environment issues
People from affected villages attend EIA meeting of Chanakha-Korata barrage The environmental public hearing for the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the inter-State Chanakha-Korata barrage
Penganga
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A new beginning for Telangana on irrigation front
KCR to sign agreements on construction of five barrages across the river Godavari and its tributaries The people of Telangana will have one more long-lasting reason to celebrate March 8 in the years
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Lower Penganga: MoEF seeks more details from Andhra government
As reported by Business Standard, the Lower Penganga project was mired in controversy after a multi-crore irrigation scam in the state came to the fore Construction in the inter-state Lower Penganga irrigation project between Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh is yet to begin, as Andhra Pradesh hasn’t received the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF)’s nod yet. Maharashtra had received the environment clearance in May 2007. As reported by Business Standard, the Lower Penganga project was mired in controversy after a multi-crore irrigation scam in Maharashtra came to the fore. MoEF’s expert appraisal committee (EAC) has asked the Andhra government to carry out a baseline environmental monitoring for the pre-monsoon, monsoon and post-monsoon seasons in a year.
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Penganga irrigation project in troubled waters
YAVATMAL: From a vantage point on a hill where the gram panchayat office of Datodi village is located, you can get a bird