Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court has directed both the state governments to jointly form an expert technical committee to look into the controversial Polavaram project.

The committee members would visit the project site, interact with the affected people and ascertain whether the project is being executed as per the guidelines of the Godavari Water Disputes Tribunal.

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ANDHRA Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy has been asked to look into complaints about the non-implementation of the Forest Rights Act in the Polavaram project area. Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh had written to Kiran Kumar

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday took strong exception to the reported approval of the proposal of the Andhra Pradesh government by the Centre to increase the outlay of the controversial Polavaram irrigation project.

Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) under the National Water Commission would clear the proposal when the issue is sub-judice in the Supreme Court, chief minister Nave

Despite the allegations of obstinacy he faces from either side of the spectrum, the environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh is planning to take his war against polluters in general and SUVs in particular to the next level.

NEW DELHI: A government committee has found the UPA government

The Supreme Court gave a last opportunity to the Centre to file its affidavit in reply to Orissa

THE Polavaram irrigation project in Andhra Pradesh could well run into trouble over nonimplementation of the Forest Rights Act.

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