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ANDHRA PRADESH New discom app released Chairman and Managing Director of APEPDCL H.Y. Dora has launched a new mobile application “CCC Mobile App” (Customer Call Centre Mobile Applilcation). The app enables escalation, monitoring, tracking and other electricity related complaints as part of providing better services to customers received through 1912 (CCC). … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Collective storage in major south Indian reservoirs is 38% of their total capacity The collective storage level in major reservoirs in five south Indian states — Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu — is 38% of their total capacity. A total of 31 reservoirs in these states are under the monitoring of the Central Water Commission (CWC). According … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Vuda plans 900-acre township in suburbs The Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority (Vuda) is mulling to develop a satellite township on nearly 900 acres of land near Lankalepalem on the outskirts of Vizag city. The district revenue officials recently concluded a survey of the land, which will be alienated to Vuda to facilitate the development … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh gets time to form security panels The Hyderabad High Court on Wednesday gave four months to Andhra Pradesh to set up the State Security Commission and district-level Police Complaints Authority at all districts. The state said that it felt aggrieved by the order of a single judge directing it to … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Lift irrigation schemes willget a major boost Work will begin soon on seven lift irrigations schemes in Anantapur, Guntur and Krishna districts to create an additional ayacut of 34,209 acres and stabilise 22,323 acres at an estimated cost of ₹1,824 crore. Water is lifted from the Srisailam foreshore to the … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Krishna stands 3rd in basic vaccination Seventy-four per cent of children in the age group of 12-23 months in Krishna district have received vaccination against major childhood illnesses. Most children are at least partially vaccinated, according to the latest National Family Health Survey – 4 (NFHS) conducted in 2015-16. The first NFHS after bifurcation says … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH CM invites Aramco to invest in State Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu met Saudi Aramco vice-president (international operations) Said Hadrami at the ongoing World Economic Forum (WEF) summit at Davos. Naidu explained to the Aramco representatives that Andhra Pradesh was making rapid strides and taking necessary steps and creating investor -friendly environment. … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Sister-state agreement with Zurich canton The State government has entered into a sister-state agreement with the Canton of Zurich. The Letter of Intent (LOI) was signed by Finance Minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu and Zurich Councillor and Head of the Department for Economic Affairs Carmen Walker Späh in the presence of Chief Minister … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH P. to launch ₹100-crore innovation fund in February The State government is gearing up to set up a ₹100-crore innovation fund to encourage start-up companies. It is likely to be launched by mid- February. The government is finalising the guidelines, according to Panchayat Raj and IT Minister Nara Lokesh. … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Four ‘Cyberabads’ will be set up in Andhra Pradesh, vows CM Naidu Cyberabad is a district adjacent to Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana, that has emerged as a major IT hub in southern India, and is home to software companies like Microsoft, Oracle, Google and Facebook. Naidu, who is credited with building Cyberabad, … Read more