Pic: etv bharat Farmers in the downstream of Hattikuni Dam in Hattikuni village in Yadgir district are happy as the dam has been seeing remarkable increase in water storage in the last couple of days. The water storage in the dam stood at 0.305 tmcft against a total capacity of 0.352 tmcft. The dam was constructed across a stream flowing from atop the hills in the surrounding areas of the village to provide irrigation to 5,300 acres of dry land in Hattikuni, Yaddalli, Bandalli, Honagera, Katagi- Shahapur, and Dasarabad villages. Farmers grow groundnut, paddy, cotton, jowar, bajra, and other crops using water released from the dam. They can make use of water stored now in the dam to irrigate their crops till the end of next summer. “Water level reached almost the full capacity of the dam during August and September last year. But, this time the dam has seen early a huge quantum of water flowing owing to copious rainfall in the catchment areas in the last couple of days,” a farmer said

Protest against hike in fuels price in Ramsamandar of Yadgir Dist by Indian National Congress - Yadgir on 10 July 2021 In this protest City Minority, President Layak Hussain Badal , Congress City President Irfan Badal , NSUI District President Sanju Mundergi, and many other activists and party workers were present.

Pic: narendramodi.in Foodgrains for July underneath the general public distribution system (PDS) and Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) have been released for Yadgir district, Deputy Commissioner R. Ragapriya has stated.  In a launch right here on Wednesday, Dr. Ragapriya said that 15 kg rice and 20 kg jowar every for 29,262 Antyodaya Yojana cardholders adopted by 2 kg rice and three kg jowar every for 8,50,245 BPL cardholders and a pair of kg wheat every for 2,33,865 APL cardholders shall be distributed underneath PDS.  And, 5 kg rice every for 1,18,856 Antyodaya Yojana cardholders and 5 kg rice every for 8,50,245 BPL playing cards holders shall be distributed underneath PMGKY. She said that single and greater than two members of non-priority households may get 5 kg and 10 kg rice every, respectively, by paying ₹15 per kg. Source: The Hindu

  Yadgir: Rains for the past two days in the catchment areas of Narayanpur Basavasagar reservoir has increased the inflow and therefore water is being let out from the dam. A total of 9,000 cusec of water, including 6,000 cusec through the crest gates and 3,000 cusec through the hydropower unit, is being released to River Krishna. Krishna Bhagya Jal Nigam Limited dam division Executive Engineer Shankar Naykodi has appealed to the people on the banks of the river not to enter the river or let their cattle near the river. The pre-monsoon rains helped increase the inflow in Krishna catchment areas for the past few days. The Almatti Lal Bhaddur Shastry reservoir is also catching the inflow. Therefore, after maintaining the water level, which would be sufficient to supply for drinking purpose, the excess water is being let out to the river, he explained.  The inflow was recorded at 8,000 cusec on Sunday. Source: Deccan Herald 

  Yadgir Superintendent of Police, Dr C. B. Vedhamurthy, IPS spotted riding bicycle early morning near Govt Degree college road - Yadgir.

  Officials launch the children's survey at Kakalwar village in Gurmatkal taluk. A survey has been launched to collect details of children in the entire district as experts have have warned that the Covid-19 third wave may hit the children hard, said Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Shilpa Sharma. Launching the survey at Kakalwar Gram Panchayat in Gurmatkal taluk of the district, she said, the high school teachers, anganwadi, and Asha workers would take up the door-to-door survey. This would help initiate the precautionary measures in the district to protect the children from the Covid-19 pandemic, she said. She said, the teachers on the survey duty should also collect the details of disabled persons and the children who lost both the parents due to Covid. The involvement of Gram Panchayat and the community is crucial in making this endeavor a success, she added. The CEO said, the precautionary steps and relief measures against the Covid-19 third wave should be planned after