Government assures adequate drinking water reserves in Wanaparthy, Jogulamba Gadwal

The government will ensure supply of drinking water in every village and municipality through tap connections until July-August

Published Date – 15 April 2024, 08:29 PM


Government assures adequate drinking water reserves in Wanaparthy, Jogulamba Gadwal

Mission Bhagiratha

Mahabubnagar: The State government on Monday assured availability of adequate drinking water reserves in all reservoirs to cater to the needs of Wanaparthy and Jogulamba Gadwal districts until July-August. The government will ensure supply of drinking water in every village and municipality through tap connections during the period.

Principal Secretary for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Sandeep Kumar Sultania along with Wanaparthy District Collector Tejas Nandalal Pawar and other officials, inspected various reservoirs including intake wells of Ramanpadu and Gopaldinne reservoirs in Wanaparthy on Monday. He inquired about the available water reserves in various reservoirs, extent of days to supply drinking water and also functioning of all the intake wells.


Speaking to mediapersons at Gopaldinne reservoir, Sultania said the State government was committed to ensure adequate drinking water supply during the summer. All necessary arrangements have been made including deployment of water pumps for emergency water supply, if needed, he said.

“We have made arrangements to supply drinking water to 392 habitations and five municipalities in Wanaparthy district, without any hurdles. The officials have been directed to make alternate arrangements for water supply, if there is any shortage,” he said.

The senior IAS officer asked the officials to remain vigilant and proactive in resolving any water supply problems. He asked them to initiate immediate action to prevent misconceptions among the public and ensure continuous access to water. The officials were instructed to take up any unresolved issues to the District Collector’s attention. The officials of Mission Bhagiratha initiative, have been instructed to focus on regular pumping of water from reservoirs to ensure uninterrupted supply.

Arrangements in place for KCR’s Sangareddy meeting

People from Zaheerabad, Narayankhed, Andole, Sangareddy, Patancheru and Narsapur Assembly constituencies will attend the meeting.

Published Date – 15 April 2024, 08:47 PM


Arrangements in place for KCR’s Sangareddy meeting


Sangareddy: BRS leaders are making all arrangements for Leader of Opposition and BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao‘s public meeting in the district on Tuesday a grand success.

People from both Zaheerabad and Medak Lok Sabha constituencies will attend the meeting at Sultanpur in Andole mandal of Sangareddy. MLA Chintha Prabhakar and former Andole MLA Chanti Kranthi Kiran were overseeing the arrangements for the public meeting.


People from Zaheerabad, Narayankhed, Andole, Sangareddy, Patancheru and Narsapur Assembly constituencies will attend the meeting.

While the first three assembly segments fall under Zaheerabad Lok Sabha constituency, the other three come under the Medak Lok Sabha segment. Zaheerabad MLA K Manik Rao, Narsapur MLA V Sunitha Lakshma Reddy, Patancheru MLA Gudem Mahipal Reddy and former Narayankhed MLA Maharedy Bhupal Reddy were coordinating with the cadre in their respective constituencies.

Bhadrachalam Kalyanotsavam: Minister appeals to CEO for live telecast

On April 4, the ECI had rejected the Endowments department’s Screening Committee’s appeal to permit the live telecast.

Published Date – 15 April 2024, 08:35 PM


Bhadrachalam Kalyanotsavam: Minister appeals to CEO for live telecast


Hyderabad: Endowments Minister Konda Surekha appealed to Chief Electoral Officer Vikas Raj to permit an official live telecast of the Seeta Ramachandra Swamy Kalyanotsavam at Bhadrachalam on Wednesday.

On April 4, the ECI had rejected the Endowments department’s Screening Committee’s appeal to permit the live telecast. However, the Minister appealed to the CEO to reconsider the appeal for permitting live coverage of the celestial marriage.


In a letter to the CEO, Surekha said the live telecast of Seeta Ramachandra Swamy Kalyanotsavam at Bhadrachalam was an ongoing tradition and custom for nearly 40 years. The Devasthanam was located in a remote scheduled Tribal area and it was not possible for every devotee to attend the kalyanotsavam, she said.

Intense heat returns to Hyderabad, maximum temperature crosses 40°C mark

Weather experts predict a slight relief on Tuesday with partly cloudy skies, moderating the temperature between 37 degrees Celsius and 39 degrees Celsius.

Published Date – 15 April 2024, 08:27 PM


Intense heat returns to Hyderabad, maximum temperature crosses 40°C mark


Hyderabad: The much-anticipated respite from scorching temperatures in Hyderabad was short-lived, as the mercury soared past the 40-degree Celsius mark once again on Monday, signaling the return of intense heat conditions.

Weather experts predict a slight relief on Tuesday with partly cloudy skies, moderating the temperature between 37 degrees Celsius and 39 degrees Celsius.


However, the city is bracing for a resurgence of intense heat from Wednesday onwards. On Monday, by 3:00 pm, several localities in the city experienced sweltering heat, with Balaji Nagar (41.5 degrees Celsius) and Allapur Vivekananda Nagar (41 degreesCelsius) in Kukatpally, along with Shaikpet area (41.4 degrees Celsius), emerging as the hottest spots.

The University of Hyderabad recorded 41.3 degrees Celsius. Other districts across the State also grappled with soaring temperatures.

Garimellapadu in Bhadradri Kothagudem district topped the charts at 44.2 degrees Celsius, closely followed by Aswapuram in the same district at 43.8 degrees Celsius.

The Telangana State Development Planning Society predicts that average maximum temperatures could surge to 43 degrees Celsius on Tuesday and Wednesday in districts including Kumuram Bheem Asifabad, Adilabad, Mancherial, Jagtial, Peddapalli, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Mulugu, Suryapet, and Khammam.

In addition to high daytime temperatures, minimum temperatures are also expected to rise across the State, with Hyderabad’s nighttime temperatures hovering between 27 degrees and 29 degrees over the next four days.

Vinod Kumar assures to develop Karimnagar as education hub

Besides sanctioning the Kothapalli-Manoharabad railway line, a cable bridge across Manair river, Manair River Front, IT Tower and other works were also completed.

Published Date – 15 April 2024, 08:15 PM


Vinod Kumar assures to develop Karimnagar as education hub


Karaimnagar: BRS leader and party candidate for the Karimnagar Lok Sabha seat B Vinod Kumar assured to develop Karimnagar as an education hub in the next five years if he was elected.

Participating in a meeting with residents of the 60th division and lawyers in the district court here on Monday, Vinod Kumar said that during his tenure as MP, he got sanctioned Rs 1,000 crore to Karimnagar under the Smart City programme.


Besides sanctioning the Kothapalli-Manoharabad railway line, a cable bridge across Manair river, Manair River Front, IT Tower and other works were also completed.

He had also taken the initiative for the construction of a TTD temple in 10 acres getting Rs 25 crore from TTD, he said, adding that sitting BJP MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar had not done works worth even Rs.5 during the last five years.

MLA Gangula Kamalakar, Mayor Sunil Rao, BRS district president GV Ramakrishna Rao and others were present.

PDS rice recycling racket busted in Sangareddy

On Monday, the Sangareddy police uncovered a PDS recycling operation, seizing a staggering 500 tonnes of PDS rice from a rice mill situated in the Pashamylaram Industrial Area, within the jurisdiction of the BDL Bhanur police station.

Updated On – 15 April 2024, 08:06 PM


PDS rice recycling racket busted in Sangareddy

Sangareddy SP Chennuri Rupesh is examining rice mill at Pashamylaram industrial area in Sangareddy distrcit on Monday evening.

Sangareddy: Sangareddy police busted a PDS recycling racket and seized 500 tonnes of PDS rice from a rice mill at Pashamylaram Industrial Area under the BDL Bhanur police station limits here on Monday.

The Task Force found that the the rice mill was being run without necessary permissions by one Prabhakar Reddy from Bodhan of Nizamabad. Prabhakar Reddy, who owns a mill in the Nizamabad district, would mill State government procured paddy which he would eventually supply to the Food Corporation of India (FCI) following the government norms.


He would supply the rice packing them in gunny bags which would have an FCI logo.

Prabhakar Reddy was purchasing the PDS rice again from the public in Nizamabad district, which he was allegedly recycling and supplying them again to FCI in the same gunny bags. He deputed one N Ravi to oversee the rice mill operations in Pashamylaram employing 15 migrant workers. Superintendent of Police Chennuri Rupesh visited the rice mill on Monday evening. Speaking to news reporters, the SP has said they seized three lorries and 4 DCMs and arrested Ravi.

Efforts were on to nab Prabhakar Reddy, who was absconding, the SP said.

Govt will procure every grain of paddy, says Uttam Kumar Reddy

The Minister made a detailed PowerPoint presentation at Gandhi Bhavan on Monday. He provided comparative figures of paddy procurement processes and auctions between the previous government and the current Congress Government

Updated On – 15 April 2024, 07:58 PM


Govt will procure every grain of paddy, says Uttam Kumar Reddy

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Hyderabad: Assuring that the State government would procure every grain produced by farmers at the Minimum Support Price (MSP), Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy warned of stern action against traders who purchase paddy or other produce below the MSP.

The Minister made a detailed PowerPoint presentation at Gandhi Bhavan on Monday.


He provided comparative figures of paddy procurement processes and auctions between the previous government and the current Congress Government.

As against 7,031 Paddy Procurement Centers (PPCs) proposed last year, this year, the number has been increased to 7,149 centres. While only 335 PPCs were opened by April 14 last year, this year, as of March 25, 6,919 centres were opened.

So far, a total of 2,69,699 Metric Tonnes of paddy was procured, the Minister said. Listing examples of paddy purchases above MSP, the Minister said in Nizamabad’s Varni area, the purchase rate was Rs 2,350 per quintal.

Similarly, it was between Rs 2,600 and 2,750 in Miryalguda of Nalgonda, Rs 2,300 and 2,900 in Kesamundram of Mahabubabad, and Rs 2,500 and 2,900 in Mangapet of Mulugu district, he said. EOM

Urban local bodies in Telangana to issue pooled municipal bonds

The GHMC, for the first time, had issued bonds in 2018 and raised about Rs.495 crore for executing different works.

Published Date – 15 April 2024, 07:43 PM


Urban local bodies in Telangana to issue pooled municipal bonds

The GHMC, for the first time, had issued bonds in 2018 and raised about Rs.495 crore for executing different works.

Hyderabad: After the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), another 14 Urban Local Bodies (ULB) in the State are likely to issue pooled municipal bonds to raise funds for taking up different development works, especially those related to infrastructure.

The GHMC, for the first time, had issued bonds in 2018 and raised about Rs.495 crore for executing different works. Buoyed with the success of GHMC, 14 ULBs in the State are now likely to follow suit and raise funds in similar fashion.


The Commissioner and Director Municipal Administration (CDMA) has invited qualified and experienced credit rating agencies to submit proposals for rating the Pooled Finance Development Fund (PFDF) bonds issue. The PFDF bonds issue is to finance crucial urban infrastructure projects in the ULBs participating in the pooled municipal bonds.

Though a few larger municipalities focused on building their capacity, most lack the capacity for sustained long-term planning. Further, the projects size for smaller municipalities has also not been adequate to constitute a marketable size for bond issues. This apart, they also lack internal systems for accessing market borrowings.

To help ULBs overcome capital issues, the union government launched the PFDF scheme. This is meant for providing credit enhancement grants to a pool of medium and smaller municipalities to access the capital market through pooled finance municipal bonds. To utilize this option, the CDMA invited agencies for rating the ULBs with detailed Structured Payment Mechanism, developing the rating rationale and other aspects.One agency has filed its bid and senior authorities have to take a call.

Generally, it takes over a month for the agencies to complete the task of rating the ULBs based on their performance in different parameters, including financial and others, said a senior official from municipal department.

ULBs participating in the pooled municipal bonds

  • Nizampet Municipal Corporation
  • Badangpet Municipal Corporation
  • Peerzadiguda Municipal Corporation
  • Meerpet Municipal Corporation
  • Boduppal Municipal Corporation
  • Bandlaguda Jagir Municipal Corporation
  • Manikonda Municipal Corporation
  • Narsingi Municipal Corporation
  • Dundigal Municipality
  • Ameenpur Municipality
  • Nagaram Municipality
  • Tellapur Municipality
  • Shamshabad Municipality
  • Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation

Telangana govt begins exercise to prepare modalities for Rythu Bharosa, crop loan waiver

The State government set in motion the exercise to prepare modalities for implementing key agriculture schemes like Rythu Bharosa, crop insurance scheme and waiver of crop loans upto Rs.2 lakh obtained by farmers.

Published Date – 15 April 2024, 07:37 PM


Telangana govt begins exercise to prepare modalities for Rythu Bharosa, crop loan waiver

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Hyderabad: With farmers across the State continuing to stage protests demanding implementation of promises made to them by the Congress during the Assembly elections, the State government on Monday set in motion the exercise to prepare modalities for implementing key agriculture schemes like Rythu Bharosa, crop insurance scheme and waiver of crop loans upto Rs.2 lakh obtained by farmers.

According to a statement, following directions from Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao held a meeting with Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Monday in this regard. The Agriculture Minister is said to have urged banks and agricultural co-operative societies against troubling farmers for recovery of crop loans as the government was committed to fulfill its promise of waiving crop loans upto Rs.2 lakh and has commenced preparing necessary guidelines. The Minister discussed the proposed guidelines and asked officials to submit a report on the estimates pertaining to number of beneficiaries and necessary budget allocations.


Nageswara Rao also directed officials to make prior arrangements for the upcoming monsoon season and ensure availability of required stocks of seeds as well as fertilisers in the State. Besides ensuring Minimum Support Price to farmers against their crop at the marketyards, they were asked to oversee smooth procurement of maize, sunflower, groundnut and jowar crops. They have been also instructed to initiate action against traders indulging in usage of carbide for artificial ripening of mangoes.

Former Boath MLA Rathod Bapu Rao quits BJP, joins Congress

Rao had earlier joined the BJP after being denied a ticket by the BRS at the time of the Assembly elections last year. He was expecting a BJP ticket from the Adilabad Parliament segment.

Published Date – 15 April 2024, 07:28 PM


Former Boath MLA Rathod Bapu Rao quits BJP, joins Congress


Adilabad: Former Boath MLA Rathod Bapu Rao quit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and joined the Congress in presence of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy at a programme held in Hyderabad on Monday.

Rao had earlier joined the BJP after being denied a ticket by the BRS at the time of the Assembly elections last year. He was expecting a BJP ticket from the Adilabad Parliament segment.


He was upset after the party did not field him and instead gave the ticket to Godam Nagesh, former Adilabad MP. He had won from the constituency by contesting on the ticket of BRS in the 2014 and 2018 elections.

Meanwhile, Nirmal municipal chairperson Gandrath Eshwar, former Adilabad agriculture market committee chairpersons Raj Mohammad and Ravinder Reddy also joined the Congress at the same event.