Tirupati Nov. 13: About 1000 farmers

Hyderabad Nov. 13: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday directed the Surveyor-General of India to locate the Great Trigonometrical Station (GTS) between Obulapuram and Hirehal villages in Anantapur district within a week.

Hyderabad Nov. 13: As many as 3.6 lakh houses of the total 4.06 lakh houses in the city will get daily water supply from Friday.

Vijayawada, Nov. 12: The Krishna district administration is geared up to crack a whip on indiscriminate aqua farming. The district collector, Mr N. Sridhar, issued orders to check the illegal fish tanks which are flouting norms of Coastal Aqua Culture Authority Act 2005. Under the Act, every farmer should register his land which is under aqua cultivation and has to pay a nominal fee.

Nandyal (Kurnool), Nov. 11: The regional joint director, municipal administration, Mr L. Vandana Kumar, said that drinking water works were taken up at a cost of Rs 936 crore in 23 municipalities and four municipal corporations in the four districts of the Rayalaseema region.

A. Ramanarayan Reddy, HYDERABAD: In a strategic move to ensure quick supply of gas for industrial and other purposes in major cities, the government has restructured the Krishna-Godavari Gas Network Limited (KGGNL), making Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) the biggest stakeholder with 67 per cent equity.

Kakinada, Nov. 9: The action of the state government in withdrawing the GO on the coastal corridor was termed as a political gimmick by Opposition parties, but was welcomed by several fishermen

Visakhapatnam, Nov. 9: Coastal erosion caused by rising sea levels is making the beaches in Vizag more dangerous, says a GSI study. Sand along the beaches are being washed away every year. Last year, three lamp posts went down and a 100-metre stretch of sand at Ramakrishna Beach went missing.

M. Malleswara Rao

HYDERABAD: Is Andhra Pradesh fighting a losing battle against Maharashtra in preventing the neighbouring State from constructing 11 barrages across the Godavari?

Hyderabad, Nov. 5: The State House Committee on Environment and Wild Life Protection, as per its recommendations to the government, is all set to ensure continuous and strategic vigilance to prevent sabotage and poaching of animals and to protect the environment.