Posted on Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 09:58 pm:

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Rajusk:

cheppadaniki siggupadthunnavu enduku...kiki

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Posted on Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 09:55 pm:

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Kamal:

'Road accident deaths highest in State'

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Posted on Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 09:49 pm:

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Chiru_fan:

Mana Politician lambdikodukula mundu deevulla asheervaadaamu kooda help cheyyadu! desaaniki patti shani mana Political system...and anthaki minchi METTA public

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HYDERABAD: As many as 43,108 lives were lost in 1,35,713 road accidents during the last three years in the State, Home Minister P. Sabitha Indra Reddy informed the Assembly during Question Hour on Friday.

Replying to a question by P. Venkata Rathnaiah (TDP) and others, she said 4,887 accident prone spots have been identified. Geometrical corrections have been taken up and completed in 2,476 spots and they were in progress in 413 spots. Geometrical corrections in the remaining spots would be taken up in a phased manner.

Admitting that it was "painful" that the State topped in the deaths caused by road mishaps.

Tourists centres soon

Replying to another question by P. Mahender Reddy (TDP), Tourism Minister J. Geetha Reddy said that 31 new Tourist Centres were being set up in the State with assistance from Government of India and State Government. The Tourist Centre at Ananthagiri in Ranga Reddy district would be ready by May this year. The facilities at Ananthagiri include entry plaza, restaurant, 36-room accommodation, amphitheatre, ayurveda and yoga centre, adventure activity centre and gymnasium.

Water crisis

Minister for Rural Water Supply, P.Viswaroop told J. Ranga Reddy (CPI-M) that the government had earmarked Rs.39 crore under contingency plan to supply water in areas facing shortage this summer. Many places were facing water scarcity due to deficit rainfall ranging from 20 per cent to 50 per cent. The ground water table went down by 10 metres in nine districts. He said that transportation of drinking water was being done in 114 habitations and private agriculture sources were hired in 120 habitations to tackle drinking water problem.

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Posted on Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 09:44 pm:

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Kamal:

God save India ..

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Posted on Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 09:40 pm:

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SUNKESULA (KURNOOL DISTRICT): The worst may be over for the people of villages along Tungabhadra river in Kurnool and Mahabubnagar districts, but the scars left on their lives by the devastating floods of October 2009 are yet to be healed.

The rehabilitation and reconstruction work in these villages is yet to get a foothold, irrespective of tall claims of the government. The stench left behind by the unprecedented flood is yet to evaporate and the lives remain shattered, though the people could overcome the mental agony, even five months after.

The fear looming large in the minds of affected people, particularly those rendered homeless and are forced to live in makeshift huts, is the forthcoming wind season to be followed by rainy season. The temporary shelters are not in a position to withstand the heavy winds that blow in the area during the 'gali kalam' (wind season) commencing from April and in no way they can protect the dwellers from rains. "Our home was washed away and sand silt has left our six-acre land uncultivable. Even the pipeline laid with a cost of Rs. 1.3 lakh, months before the flood, was washed away robbing our livelihood", explained G. Padma of Sunkesula. Except Rs. 8,000 cash assistance and 20 kg rice twice and sugar, redgram, kerosene and edible oil once nothing has come their way so far. Laxmidevi, a farm worker of the village says the cash assistance was not important for them but their worry is how they would stay in makeshift tents that cannot endure heavy wind and in the rainy season. "We are living just with the hope in the almighty", says Suvartha, who delivered a baby days before the floods and was carried to safety during the floods.

The woes of thousands of other families affected by floods are no differentNot many elected representatives, particularly of the ruling party, have taken pains to infuse confidence among the displaced people by visiting the villages.

Naidu's visit

Kurnool Special Correspondent adds: TDP president N. Chandrababu Naidu accused the assailed the Congress government accusing it of miserable failure in providing timely succour to the flood victims in Kurnool and Mahabubnagar districts.

Mr Naidu, accompanied by the leaders of CPI, CPI (M) and TDP, undertook an extensive tour of flood affected areas in both districts on Friday and Saturday. He said there was no end to the woes of flood affected people, with the government failing to provide house sites, houses, compensation for crop loss of crops, lands and cattle. Except the initial Rs. 8,000 cash component and Rs. 3,000 assistance under the NREGS, nothing was given to the victims.

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Posted on Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 09:32 pm:

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Chiru_fan:

a leader who has real interest on our state's development!

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Posted on Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 09:29 pm:

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Rajusk:

Yes, Moily and Chiddu have managed well to bring down AP ani seppochu

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Posted on Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 09:23 pm:

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Kamal:

while pointing out that neighbouring Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have managed things well.

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Posted on Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 09:11 pm:

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Industry in Andhra Pradesh is reeling under unprecedented electricity cuts and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has warned that workers may lose their jobs.

The around 30 percent power cut has got the industry worried at a time when it was just recovering from losses it suffered during the Telangana agitation.

"It is an unprecedented situation with 25 to 30 million units (MU) power cut daily. For the industries, it is a three-day power holiday in a week. So there is a 72-hour power cut in a week," CII AP Chapter president Y. Harish Chandra Prasad told IANS.

"The industry is not in a position to put up with this power cut, especially small and medium industries. The workers will lose their jobs. They will be on the streets," he warned.

The state supplies free electricity to small farmers for seven hours a day. Authorities say the demand in the state is for 250 MU everyday while there is a shortage of 25 MU. However, the actual shortage could be much more considering the 30 percent power cut on the industry.

The agriculture sector is not getting the required electricity while authorities have imposed two-hour cuts every day in the state capital and major cities, five hours in towns and six hours in the villages.

Mr. Prasad blamed the situation on faulty planning. "We had expected that once the gas production starts there will be 10 percent increase in power production and it will be sufficient to meet the demand. The government called the tenders (for gas-based power projects) but failed to finalise it," he said while pointing out that neighbouring Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have managed things well.

Prasad noted that the industry was cross-subsiding electricity to domestic and agriculture sectors. The state government owes a whopping Rs.12,000 crore to power distribution companies, which have no funds to buy power from outside.

Earlier, Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan assured the industry that he would personally look into the problem.

The governor told the industry that the state government was exploring the option of merchant power plants, whereby players can sell power in the market, to meet industrial demand. "We are trying to see how best we can do this," he said.

Mr. Prasad, however, told reporters that merchant power plants was a long-term plan.

He said CII was holding discussions with the government on the merchant power policy, which is currently at the approval stage.

"The developers who have no power purchase agreements with the government can set up such plants with balance sheet financing and by taking a risk. If there is demand we can buy power produced by them, otherwise they will sell it outside," he said.

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