Tag: Godavari River

Vijayawada:  At least 120 tourists had a narrow escape when a boat caught fire on the Godavari river in Andhra Pradesh’s East Godavari district on Friday, police said. The incident occurred when the tourists were on a boat ride to Papikondalu, known for its wildlife sanctuary and hills. Some of the tourists were injured as […]

Bhubaneswar: The Polavaram project on Godavari river in Andhra Pradesh will cause “permanent injury” to the interests of Odisha, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said on Monday and sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention to stop its construction immediately. Patnaik, who had earlier written several letters to the Centre opposing the project, wrote to the prime […]

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh cabinet on Wednesday cancelled the Rs 3,216.11 crore worth Polavaram Hydel Power Project contract and called for new tenders in the reverse tendering process. Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy chaired the meeting that decided to cancel the contract given to Navayuga Engineering Company Limited by the earlier Telugu Desam Party […]

Amaravati: Several people were feared drowned when a tourist boat capsized in the swollen Godavari river in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday afternoon while over 10 passengers were said to have been rescued, police sources said. The exact details of the mishap and the number of persons in the ill-fated boat were […]

Rajahmundry: Two helicopters and deep divers of the Indian Navy were pressed into service as rescue and search operations resumed on Monday in the Godavari river in Indian Navy, where a boat with over 60 tourists capsized a day earlier. The rescue operations, also involving the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force […]