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Parliament panel flags underutilisation in river interlinking scheme, seeks faster rolloutA parliamentary panel is concerned about the slow pace of the Interlinking of Rivers scheme. Funds allocated for 2025-26 remain largely uns...21 Mar, 2026, 12.14 PM IST- CM Naidu pledges Rs 70,000 cr for irrigation, vows to make Andhra drought-proofAndhra Pradesh government plans to invest in irrigation projects. Chief Minister Naidu announced a Rs 70,000 crore investment. This investm...19 Sep, 2025, 08.46 PM IST
- Union Cabinet nod to extension of PMAY-G for another 3 yearsAs per an official release, financial assistance is to be provided for the construction of the remaining 155.75 lakh houses, as on 31 March...08 Dec, 2021, 06.47 PM IST
- Set up PM-led body for 'Ganga cleaning': Parliamentary panel11 May, 2016, 07.13 PM IST
- Andhra Pradesh becomes first state to achieve inter-linking of rivers: CM N Chandrababu NaiduHowever, Leader of Opposition Y S Jaganmohan Reddy said the state government had wasted Rs 1,600 crore as Pattisam did not have any storage...29 Mar, 2016, 11.24 PM IST
- Taking initiatives to make Andhra Pradesh drought-free: Chandrababu NaiduThe Andhra Pradesh government is prioritising irrigation projects, making efforts for interlinking of rivers and introducing drip and sprin...21 Dec, 2015, 06.37 PM IST
- Godavari, Krishna rivers formally linked in Andhra PradeshIn an historic step in the mission to inter-link rivers, the Godavari was formally connected with the Krishna in Andhra Pradesh today.16 Sep, 2015, 04.23 PM IST
- Godavari, Krishna rivers in Andhra Pradesh to be linked next weekGodavari and Krishna rivers would be formally linked in Andhra Pradesh as per the government's ambitious plan for their inter-linkage and t...09 Sep, 2015, 04.05 PM IST
- Centre approaches Odisha for river interlinkingFeasibility reports for 16 links have been completed, while four projects are in the pipeline for execution.07 Jun, 2015, 11.07 AM IST
- Venkaiah Naidu's five pronged strategy to meet water demandUrban Development minister Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday suggested a five pronged strategy to ensure adequate water for drinking and irrigation...13 Jan, 2015, 08.01 PM IST
- Government mulls setting up Special Purpose Vehicle for river-linkingOn the Mission Ganga programme, Bharati said the National Institute of Hydrology will be lead agency to provide all kind of information reg...04 Dec, 2014, 07.16 PM IST
- Rivers can be linked across the country in 10 years time if states agree: Uma BhartiWater resources minister Uma Bharti said rivers across the country can be linked in 10 years time if concerned states give their consent.18 Jul, 2014, 11.09 AM IST
- Kerala opposes interlinking of rivers Pampa and Achenkovil with VaiparKerala has opposed the inter-linking of state rivers Pampa and Achenkovil with Tamil Nadu's Vaipar,P J Joseph informed the assembly today.25 Jun, 2014, 05.28 PM IST
- States differ on linking rivers; SC quotes national interestThe ambitious project of the inter-linking of rivers is in national interests and the states opposed to it will not only harm their neighbo...29 Feb, 2012, 03.59 AM IST
- Bangla, India exchange draft accords on Teesta water-sharingIndia and Bangladesh have exchanged draft agreements on the vexed Teesta water-sharing issue and promised to go ahead expeditiously20 Mar, 2010, 11.08 AM IST
- Nitish urges PM to open talks with Nepal for DamsBihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today urged the prime minister to open talks with Nepal for constructing dams on rivers originating from ...15 Aug, 2007, 12.10 PM IST
- ISRO to step up spending on societal projectsISRO will step up investment in projects with societal applications to account for 20 per cent of its budget.08 Apr, 2007, 02.20 PM IST
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