T. Appala Naidu
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State accords administrative sanction for â¹100 crore for Kotipalli-Narsapuram railway line (opens the original)
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The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday issued administrative sanction for â¹100 crore for the long-pending 57-km Kotipalli-Narsapur railway line project. This was in line with its commitment to share 25% of the total project cost. The project, initially estimated to cost â¹2,120 crore, had been sanctioned in 2001 on a cost-sharing basis, with the Government of Andhra Pradesh requiring to foot 25% of it. Stone for the project was laid in Amalapuram by then Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee. O
Why is Konaseema still waiting for its railway line, 26 years on? | Explained (opens the original)
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Twenty-six years after its foundation stone was laid, the 57-km Kotipalli-Narsapur railway line in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district is still unbuilt, and the campaign for it has been revived. At a round-table conference in Amalapuram on Tuesday (September 29, 2026), the Konaseema Railway Sadhana Samithi (KRSS) decided to launch a people’s movement, ‘Praja Galam’, and a call for a Konaseema bandh. The meeting was called in response to The Hindu’s Spotlight report of September 18, ‘25 years on
17 tribal habitations under water in Andhraâs Polavaram as Godavari nears first flood warning (opens the original)
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The Godavari valley and delta are bracing for the riverâs first flood warning at Dowleswaram. Upstream in Andhra Pradeshâs Polavaram district, at least 17 tribal habitations are already under water, and 171 villages have been alerted, officials told The Hindu. The Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage took in 9.66 lakh cusecs at 7 a.m. on Monday (September 28, 2026), a little short of the 10-lakh mark at which the warning is issued. In the 24 hours to Thursday (September 24, 2026) morning, the barrage h
135 relief camps ready as Sabari rises in Polavaram district (opens the original)
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At least 135 relief camps have been arranged along the banks of the Sabari in Chintoor agency in Polavaram district following a sharp rise in inflows into the river on Saturday. The Sabari and Sileru rivers have been receiving heavy inflows following rains in their catchment areas in Chhattisgarh and Odisha over the past four days. The Sabari enters Andhra Pradesh at Chintoor and joins the Godavari at Kunavaram after flowing for over 30 km. Polavaram District Collector K. Dinesh Kumar inspected
25 years on, Konaseema Railway Line project yet to get on track (opens the original)
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More than two decades ago, India’s first Dalit Lok Sabha Speaker, G.M.C. Balayogi — son of the Konaseema region — envisioned a 57-km-long Kotipalli–Narsapur railway line. Designed to connect Andhra Pradesh’s rice bowl to Narsapuram railway station via the towns of Amalapuram and Razole, the Konaseema Railway Line promised connectivity and better trade and commerce opportunities. The ambitious railway line was aligned to pass through the region’s coconut orchards and lush green paddy fields, stre
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