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The Hindu
25-06-2025
- Science
- The Hindu
Trail drone farming to take off in Konaseema
The economic viability of drone technology is set to be assessed on ten acres of land by cultivating paddy in the Kharif season in Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district. District Collector R. Mahesh Kumar stated that drones would be deployed for paddy cultivation on the ten-acre land for sowing, crop management — including pest identification through thermal scanning, and the spraying of fertilisers and pesticides. The aim is to compare the input costs of drone-assisted farming with the traditional method. 'The drone technology will be fully recommended for adoption by the farmers if it saves input costs in farming', said Mr. Mahesh Kumar.
The Hindu
23-06-2025
- The Hindu
Konaseema Migration Centre in talks with agencies abroad to secure safe jobs for locals
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema District Collector R. Mahesh Kumar announced that the Konaseema Centre for Migration (KCM) is in talks with private agencies in 18 countries to secure safe employment opportunities for locals. Established on March 11, at Amalapuram, the KCM aims to prevent cheating by agents recruiting locals, including women, to work in Arab countries, he added. He said: 'Over the last three months, the centre has resolved as many as 68 grievances. They includ the successful repatriation of seven individuals who returned to Konaseema due to unfavourable working environments. Efforts are underway to repatriate seven more workers.' The KCM is also in talks with the local agents who cheated 33 job aspirants from the Konaseema region. 'We are discussing with credible agencies to explore employment opportunities for locals to work in 18 countries,' he added. Led by District Revenue Officer Mr. Raj Kumar, the KMC also handles grievances related to visa frauds of migrants who leave India for work.
The Hindu
10-06-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
ONGC, GAIL told to fulfil their CSR mandate in Konaseema
District Collector R. Mahesh Kumar on Tuesday directed the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) to fulfil their Corporate Social Responsibility mandate by allocating funds to adhere to the CSR guidelines in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district. The Collector held talks on Tuesday (June 10) with the public sector units, ONGC and GAIL, which engage in oil and natural gas exploration, and observed poor funding under the CSR mandate. 'ONGC and GAIL failed to release the CSR grant for various projects proposed by the respective public representatives in the financial year 2024-25. These companies engaged in oil and natural gas exploration should fund all the projects proposed under the CSR mandate', said Mr. Kumar. He reiterated that half of the total CSR funds should be allocated to the medical and health sector, while the remaining amount for developmental works. The MLAs of the Konaseema region have asked the ONGC to repair the roads that have been damaged due to the deployment of heavy vehicles for their operations. MLAs Vegulla Jogeswara Rao, Datla Subba Raju, Bandaru Satyananda Rao, Deva Vara Prasad, ONGC and GAIL representatives were present.
The Hindu
06-05-2025
- The Hindu
₹25 lakh ex gratia handed over to kin of Simhachalam wall collapse victims
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema District Collector R. Mahesh Kumar on May 5, handed over ₹25 lakh ex gratia each cheques to the family members of Patti Durga Swamy Naidu, 33, and K.M.E. Sesha Rao, 26, who were killed in the wall collapse at Simhachalam Devasthanam during the 'Chandanotsavam' festival on April 30, 2025. The deceased were natives of Machavaram village in Ambajipeta Mandal in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema District.
