Rajahmundry , Aug. 11: Though some farmers cultivating fields located on either side of the Godavari river along its course suffered inundation of crops due to the floods, in reality it is a boon in disguise as the receding waters are leaving huge deposits of silt which help farmers reap bumper harvests in the next couple of years in both East and West Godavari districts.
Rajahmundry, June 14: Health authorities are initiating measures to contain the outbreak of seasonal fevers like malaria, dengue, cholera, typhoid, gastro and others in both East and West Godavari districts as several parts in both the districts are witnessing rainfall for past few days.
Rajahmundry, May 31: Though health authorities are able to detect new cases of tuberculosis by involving health workers in villages advising people suffering with continuous cough to approach a health centre for diagnosis, they are facing a gigantic task to persuade TB patients on treatment to continue it until they get relief and also to bring down the number of fatalities in both East and West G
The Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation (APMDC) has floated a global invitation for expression of interest (EoI) for entering into agreement with it for operating heavy mineral beach sand mines (HMBS), mineral separation plants and value-added industries under the public private partnership (PPP) mode and the response has been very encouraging.
Rajahmundry, May 24: Authorities in the Godavari districts have taken up a special drive for maintenance of sanitation especially in villages which were affected in the recent cyclonic storm, and are also organising health camps to educate people on health hazards.
Rajahmundry, May 17: Villagers are likely to face a shortage of drinking water as the existing water levels in summer storage tanks are gradually depleting and irrigation authorities are planning to extend the reopening of the canals beyond 45 days as per the original schedule for taking up maintenance works in both East and West Godavari districts.
Kovvur, May 10: A six-year-old girl died after she allegedly drank contaminated water supplied from a municipal tap in West Godavari on Monday.
Sheik Ameena Begum, a resident of Rama Colony of Ward No. 1, drank the water on Sunday and started vomiting by night. She died while being shifted to Rajahmundry for better medical treatment on Monday morning, said her father Sheik Imam Basha.
Rajahmundry, May 3: The Praja Rajyam chief, Mr K. Chiranjeevi, will launch his bus tour, demanding that the Centre and state governments expedite the multi-utility Indira Sagar (Polavaram) project at Antarvedi village in East Godavari on May 5; and will continue his tour in several districts until its culmination at a public meeting at Polavaram village in West Godavari on May 19.
Rajahmundry, March 23: Health authorities are carrying out an entomological survey to find out the density of larvae and vector in stagnant waters in rural, urban and Agency areas to help authorities initiate preventive measures and ensure that people do not fall victim to vector- borne diseases like malaria, filaria, dengue, chikungunya and Japanese encephalitis in the Godavari districts.
