But allocates 4 tmc ft more water to Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh

In a great relief to the people in the northern parts of Karnataka, the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II has upheld its award of 2010 and raising the height of the Almatti reservoir from 519.60 metres to 524.26 metres. It had asked the Centre to appoint a Krishna Water Decision Implementation Board, giving representation to Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh as well as the Centre.

It is expected to make landfall between Kalingapatnam and Masula on Nov. 28.

60 % of the damaged crop is only in West Godavari district.

Vijayawada: Cyclone Helen, the second major storm to hit Andhra coast in four weeks since Phailin, made landfall on the coast south of Machilipatnam around 1.30pm on Friday, leaving an aftermath of

All projects in Krishna, Cauvery and Tungabhadra basins to be completed in 5 yrs

The State government will earmark a whopping Rs 10,000 crore every year to complete irrigation projects under progress. Speaking after inaugurating a water supply project in Gutumitkal in the taluk on Wednesday, the chief minister said all the irrigation projects launched in Krishna, Cauvery and Tungabhadra basins will be completed at a cost of Rs 50,000 crore in the next five years.

Centre comes out with clear cut procedures to avoid disputes in future

The Centre has identified three major challenges that need to be addressed with regard to sharing of Krishna and Godavari rivers between Telangana and the residuary State of Andhra Pradesh.

Five surrendered discoveries to be put up for competitive bidding

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), India's largest private sector company, might find this difficult to digest. The petroleum ministry has asked it to give up more than 80 per cent of its D6 gas block area in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin, including five discoveries with $10 billion worth of natural gas, with immediate effect.

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), facing a prolonged stagnancy in oil production, has got a shot in the arm with one of its blocks in the Krishna-Godavari basin off the Andhra Pradesh coast,