Dredging of Upputeru sought to check crop inundation in West Godavari district

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Union Minister B. Srinivasa Varma, Ministers Gottipati Ravikumar and Nimmala Ramanaidu during the West Godavari District Development Review Committee gathering  astatine  Bhimavaram connected  Saturday.

Union Minister B. Srinivasa Varma, Ministers Gottipati Ravikumar and Nimmala Ramanaidu during the West Godavari District Development Review Committee gathering astatine Bhimavaram connected Saturday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

The nationalist representatives led by Bhimavaram MLA Pulaparthi Ramanjaneyulu person appealed to the Andhra Pradesh authorities to dredge Upputeru, an outlet of the Kolleru Lake, to forestall the inundation of crops and surrounding aquaculture ponds successful West Godavari district. 

In an entreaty to Water Resources Minister Nimmala Ramanaidu during the West Godavari District Development Review Committee (DDRC) gathering connected Saturday, Mr. Ramanjaneyulu said the authorities could proceed with declaring a harvest vacation for the dredging of Upputeru outlet.

Referring to Godavari delta modernisation, Mr. Ramanaidu said that a caller survey would beryllium carried retired soon for the modernisation of canals. The nationalist representatives and farmers could registry their grievances connected the irrigation infrastructure, helium said. 

Participating successful the meeting, Narsapuram MLA Bommidi Naicker alleged mediocre attraction of irrigation infrastructure and demanded the replacement of the sluice gates of the delta irrigation strategy successful Narsapuram Assembly constituency.

On the strengthening of the banks of the Gosthani river, which flows successful Tanuku Assembly constituency, MLA Arimilli Radhakrishna demanded that a retaining partition beryllium built on the river.

The nationalist representatives, including Deputy Speaker R. Raghu Ramakrishna Raju, assured inaugural to code the challenges relating to the disposal of coagulated discarded successful the territory headquarters. 

Dumping gait proposed

Union Minister of State for Steel and Heavy Industries B. Srinivasa Varma announced that a two-acre dumping gait was being projected for the disposal of coagulated discarded collected from Bhimavaram municipality and its adjacent areas.

West Godavari In-Charge Minister and Minister for Energy Gottipati Ravikumar directed the officials to taxable proposals for dumping yards required crossed the district.

He asked the officials to hole an enactment program for the Godavari Pushkarams-2027. 

District Collector Chadalavada Nagarani announced that Ramakrishna Mission had pledged to donate 100 sportfishing boats to the fisherfolk for their livelihood.

Published - January 31, 2026 08:49 p.m. IST

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