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Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao inaugurates Konda Pochamma Sagar reservoir; project will irrigate 2.85 lakh acres land, provide drinking water to Hyderabad
Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday inaugurated the Konda Pochamma Sagar reservoir in Siddipet district, part of the state government's flagship Kaleswaram project across the Godavari river

Godavari boat mishap: Toll climbs to 28 after Andhra Pradesh officials recover 16 more bodies; 18 yet to be traced
The post-mortem has been conducted on 27 bodies and they were handed over to the victims' relatives, Andhra Pradesh's State Disaster Management Authority said in a release on Tuesday night.

Tourist boat capsizes in Godavari river in Andhra Pradesh; several feared drowned, over ten rescued, say police
Several people were feared drowned when a tourist boat capsized in the swollen Godavari river in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday.

Five dams in Maharashtra release excess water; parts of Marathwada will benefit, says state Water Resources Department officer
Water was released from five dams in North, Western Maharashtra, as reservoirs got full due to heavy rains in catchment areas, government officials said. Warning was also issued to villages on the banks of the Mutha and Godavari rivers as their levels were likely to rise. 'It will ease water scarcity in Marathwada', said an official of the Water Resources Department.

Godavari river rises above danger mark in Nashik; temples, tall statues submerged due to waterlogging
Following heavy downpour in the region for the past few days, the Godavari river in Nashik has risen above the danger mark.

Flood-like situation in Nashik and Gujarat after rivers swell due to heavy rains; Rajasthan, Bihar, Assam among other states battling deluge
Incessant rains has waterlogged residential areas, prominent markets etc and has thrown normal life out of gear for lakhs of people across the country this monsoon. The flooding has especially worsen in north India as states like Bihar, Assam, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir received heavy rainfall for the past few days.

Nitin Gadkari says Centre to take up Rs 60,000-crore Godavari-Cauvery linking project that 'will solve water issues in 4 states'
The Centre will soon take up a major project to link rivers Godavari and Cauvery that would resolve water issues in four southern states, Union Water Resources Minister Nitin Gadkari announced.

Telangana Assembly polls: KCR's claim to have irrigated Mahabubnagar district another tall claim from TDP leader
The Ministry of Forest and Environment gave clearance for stage I of the Palamuru-Ranga Reddy irrigation project in Telangana in April 2018. How is it then KCR is claiming that the projected achieved 90 percent completion?

Maharashtra court issues arrest warrant against N Chandrababu Naidu, others in 2010 Babli project agitation case
Naidu and others, then in the opposition in the united Andhra Pradesh, had been arrested and lodged in a jail in Pune in connection with the agitation staged by them near the Babli project site in Maharashtra, opposing it on the ground that it would affect the people downstream. All were released later though they did not seek bail.

Maharashtra will build memorial for former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Mumbai, says Devendra Fadnavis
Maharashtra Chief Minister said that the state will build a memorial for former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Mumbai

Maharashtra's south Gadchiroli faces nature's fury as submerged roads and bridges maroon over 200 villages
According to the Indian Meteorological Department, all 11 tehsils in Gadchiroli received heavy to very heavy rainfall with an average of over 91 mm in four hours.

Dubbapalli villagers in eternal wait for rehabilitation as Kakatiya thermal plant in Telangana unfolds many miseries
‘Dubba’ stands for dust and ‘Palli’ stands for a village, the dusty village. Although the village has been called this since ages, its current situation is quite tragically ironic.

Twenty-seven year old man jumps to death in Godavari river during Maratha reservation stir in Aurangabad
The agitation by Maratha community for reservation in government jobs and education today took a tragic turn after a 27-year-old protester jumped to his death in Godavari river.

Two people killed as boat with 40 on board capsizes in Godavari river near Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada; 10 reported missing
Two people died after a boat carrying more than 40 people capsised in east Godavari river after ramming into a bridge's pillar, in Andhra Pradesh's Mondirevu area of Pasuvula Lanka village

Chandrababu Naidu says Polavaram project 55 percent complete, confident of meeting December 2019 deadline
Stating that the diaphragm wall of the project, was completed in a record 414 days, Naidu announced the total project would be completed by December 2019

Boat capsizes in Andhra Pradesh: Bodies of two children recovered from Godavari; several still missing
Bodies of two children were retrieved from Godavari river in Andhra Pradesh as a search was on for others who went missing after a launch capsized the on Tuesday evening.

World Water Day 2018: UNESCO report confirms trouble for India; major water crisis predicted by 2050
UNESCO's report ahead of World Water Day should serve as a wake-up call for every Indian. It highlights how India is staring at a deepening water crisis.

Polavaram project dispute: Supreme Court asks Centre, six states to file 'specific affidavits'
The Supreme Court asked the Centre and six states to file "specific affidavits" stating they were bound by the 1980 award of Godavari Water Disputes Tribunal.

Andhra Pradesh, Telangana fight over Godavari, Krishna waters, but who will save the rivers?
In modern India, political regimes of Telangana and Andhra have fought tooth and nail for the monopoly of the water source of both rivers.

Vijaywada boat capsizes: 72-year-old woman dies of heart attack after seeing daughter's body
The boat capsize in Krishna river on Sunday caused a double tragedy to a family in Andhra Pradesh as a woman died of shock on seeing the body of her daughter