Union Minister and BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Sambalpur, Dharmendra Pradhan, took a dig at Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik by stating that despite making several promises to the people of Odisha, he failed to provide them with basic necessities such as drinking water and water for irr
"Today, every Odia is thinking about why is their state lagging so much. It has been 26 years but villages in Odisha do not have access to drinking water. Fields in Odisha do not have water for irrigation. Schools in Odisha do not have teachers...Government hospitals do not have doctors. Odi
"Before 2013, Madhya Pradesh used to receive Rs 150 crore for the railway, however, today per year railway spends Rs 15 and half thousand crore for arrangements. This record tells what importance Madhya Pradesh has for the Central Government, and what importance Modi has for Madhya Pradesh.
Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former Chief Minister of Karnataka, HD Kumaraswamy asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) aims to solve the problems regarding water in the state.
India uses two-to-threefold more water per tonne of crop compared to several developed and developing nations, and this must be reduced and state governments, in particular, should promote sustainable agricultural practices, said Professor Ramesh Chand, Member of government think tank Niti A
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar told the Legislative Assembly that the government would prioritise irrigation and water management projects over other works.
A proposal for the same was tabled before the state cabinet meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Mohan Yadav here in Bhopal and the state cabinet approved the proposal unanimously.
Karnataka's Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah, on Monday laid the foundation stone for the Vrishabhavati Lift Irrigation Project in the Nelamangala Assembly Constituency and stated that the project would permanently solve the water problems faced by the people of Bengaluru City, the surroundin
The minister disclosed that the committee, led by J Chandrashekar Iyer, former chairman of the Central Water Commission, would investigate the reasons behind the sinking of Medigadda barrage pillars and any observed distress in the two upstream barrages, Annaram and Sundilla.
BRS Working President and MLA Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao alleged on Tuesday that the Congress-led government in the state is showing a criminal conspiracy over the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) and wants Medigadda to be washed away in the rains.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) State Ministers Sujit Bose and Partha Bhowmik interacted with the locals of Sandeshkhali on Saturday. West Bengal Irrigation Minister Partha Bhowmick said that not a single woman has raised the issue of assault.