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Connectivity between A.P., Odisha cut off as road washes away in floodwaters

The Hindu 20 Jul 2024
As many as 43 pregnant women shifted to hospitals in Chintoor Agency, overflowing Sokileru river disconnects Koya belt from Chintoor town; inflow and outflow stay above 4.09 lakh cusecs at Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage at Dowleswaram ....
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Flood threat to 45 villages as Godavari and Sabari rivers in spate

The Hindu 19 Jul 2024
First Godavari flood warning to be issued when the inflow touches 10 lakh cusecs at Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage; National Disaster Response Force kept ready for undertaking relief operations; ITDA-Chintoor gears up to operate 149 relief camps ....
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Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General, visits Sir Arthur Cotton museum, barrage at Dowleswaram

The Hindu 10 Jan 2024
The museum is a guide to understanding the Godavari delta system and the role the British Engineer played in the economic transformation of the region ....
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Illegal sand mining in Godavari River poses a threat to Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage, alleges ...

The Hindu 18 Nov 2023
Heavy machinery replaced boats in sand mining, which is continuing despite the expiry of the mining contract of Delhi-based Jaypee group, alleges Ms. Purandeswari ....
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Sir Arthur Cotton’s memorabilia in a state of neglect

The Hindu 02 Sep 2023
Renovation of the Cotton’s house and horse stable on Bommuru hill has been withdrawn due to legal hurdles; his second daughter’s tomb at Pushkar Ghat remains abandoned in the heart of the Rajamahendravaram city ....
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The British engineer remembered, revered for eternity by India’s farmers

The Hindu 02 Sep 2023
In the 1840s, British General and Irrigation Engineer Sir Arthur Thomas Cotton convinced the then British government to build Dowleswaram anicut on River Godavari to irrigate the Godavari Delta to rid the region of famine, finds T. APPALA NAIDU ....
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Crops in nearly 8,000 acres in Godavari Agency and delta bear the brunt of flood ...

The Hindu 31 Jul 2023
Second warning remains in force at Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage at Dowleswaram; more than 14 lakh cusecs of water being released into the sea;�road transportation along the tri-State border at Chintoor and tribal pockets resumes ....
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Godavari water level in Telangana's Bhadrachalam reaches 56 feet; rehabilitation centres, NDRF teams arranged

Live Mint 30 Jul 2023
Speaking of futher weather warning, it said that the state will very likely witness heavy rain at isolated places in the districts Adilabad, Komaram Bheem Asifabad and others on August 1.Meanwhile, at ...
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Godavari flood leaves a trail of destruction in Chintoor, inundates 250 tribal habitations

The Hindu 29 Jul 2023
Members of the Koya tribe are the worst-affected; at least 14,000 families are being evacuated from the affected region, says ASR district Collector; second flood warning continues at Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage ....
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Officials speed up medical aid in Godavari flood-hit areas in Eluru district

The Hindu 22 Jul 2023
Above 8.5 lakh cusecs of flood water�is being discharged from Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage at Dowleswaram ....
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Targeting Jagan over economy, Chandrababu Naidu invokes NTR, says TDP is pillar of Telugu people

Indian Express 27 May 2023
... and also mentioned that it was the place where social reformer and writer Kandukuri Veeresalingam was born, and where 19th century engineer and critic of the British Raj, Sir Arthur Cotton, lived.
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Godavari water to be released for kharif in delta region from June 1, says A.P. Minister

The Hindu 17 May 2023
₹62 crore proposed for modernisation of Sir Arthur Cotton barrage at Dowleswaram under Dam Rahabilitation and Improvement Programme (DRIP) ....
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People across Godavari region pay tributes to Sir Arthur Cotton on his 220th�birth anniversary

The Hindu 15 May 2023
Godavari region will be indebted to the British engineer for his contribution to the delta, says MP ....
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Mohan Guruswamy | Will ‘linking rivers’ work, or end up as a disaster?

Deccan Chronicle 10 Jan 2023
Three years ago, he had promised to double farmers’ incomes by 2022, and has clearly failed. He now needs a big stunt ... A promise will do for now ... It will irretrievably change India ... Sir Arthur Cotton was the first to propose it in the 1800s ... ....

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