New Delhi: Considering the major discrepancies in the lease sketches of six Obulapuram mines, including three belonging to the Reddy brothers in the Bellary Reserved Forest Area, the Survey of India (SoI) has told the Supreme Court that the entire lease sketches should be reviewed and no mining allowed during the demarcation work.
April 28: Industrial effluents are heavily polluting the Penna river near Tadipatri in Anantpaur. The river is the only water body with water throughout the year in the district.
Indiscriminate discharge of hazardous pollutants into the river is posing a threat to aquatic life and people. There are about 300 granite and slab industries around Tadipatri.
Anantapur, April 26: The Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, inaugurated two drinking water schemes at Kadiri and Hin-dupur as part of his second and final day tour in Anantapur district on Monday.
Hyderabad, April 21: The boom in the mining sector is having a devastating effect on the ecology and environment of the state particularly in Rayalaseema and the tribal areas.
Anantapur, April 18: Agricultural lands of SC and ST farmers will get a new face with Non-Pesticidal Management (NPM) in drought-prone Anantapur district. Government has undertaken NPM works with Rs 145 crores in 30 mandals under a pilot project. About 58,000 acres of SC, ST farmers will benefit.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Survey of India (SoI) to complete the survey of the remaining two mines in the Obulapuram mines owned by Karnataka Minister G. Janardhan Reddy and his brothers in the Bellary area and submit a report by April 22.
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Survey of India to complete by April 22 the survey of the mining area leased out to Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) owned by Karnataka
