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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
TopicGodavari

Topic: Godavari

A white elephant? No water from Kaleshwaram, but project costs Telangana around Rs 18,000 cr annually

State had set up a Special Purpose Vehicle for the Rs 1 lakh crore Kaleshwaram irrigation project, which raised loans worth Rs 87,449.15 crore. The rest has to be repaid over next 12 years.

Fake photo showing all modes of transport in 1 frame is from Andhra, not BJP-ruled UP

A BJP leader marveling at the state’s ‘progress’ was bluntly told by netizens that the original photograph did not have the plane either.

Jurisdiction of Godavari & Krishna boards finally notified as AP-Telangana water row rages

Godavari & Krishna river management boards were set up in 2014, under same Act that oversaw Andhra bifurcation to form Telangana, but their jurisdiction wasn’t outlined so far.

Why Rs 55,000-crore Polavaram project is behind latest round of Jagan-Naidu face-off

Ruling YSR Congress Party and opposition TDP have been trading barbs, particularly over cost of remaining work on the Godavari river project & change of bidder.

11 dead as boat capsizes in Godavari river in Andhra Pradesh

The river has been in spate for the past few days and over 5.13 lakh cusecs of floodwater was flowing on Sunday afternoon when the mishap occurred.

Centre’s green panel clears Telangana dam project on Godavari river, but with conditions

The proposed dam will cost Rs 2,121 crore, and is meant to facilitate irrigation during Rabi season in three Telangana districts.

Bombay High Court orders Fadnavis govt to take urgent steps to check pollution in Godavari

The Godavari river was allegedly polluted by the Kumbh Mela held in Nashik in 2015 and other religious events.

On Camera

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.