Saturday, 1 March 2014
Division Process Begins; 6 Major, 15 Sub-Committees Constituted
The the work to divide the United Andhra Pradesh into Telangana and Andhra Pradesh has officially commenced on Friday. The State administration constituted as many as six major and 15 sub-committees on Friday to divide the state. An official memo (C No 5950) was issued constituting the committees. Chief Secretary PK Mohanty circulated the memo to the officials concerned on Friday. With this the division process was initiated officially.
The division process consists several steps. First the 15 sub-committees will prepare three copies of each file. They will send one copy to archives, one will be kept in the section and another will be sent to the secretary concerned. The information form these 15 sub-committees will then reach to the the AP Reorganisation Cell, which is headed by three officers - K Ramakrishna Rao, B Venkatesam and Jayesh Ranjan. The Cell will send the information to Apex Committee constituted special chief secretary (Planning) SP Tucker. The apex committee, which will have eight members, will send the report to the Chief Secretary. The CS will then send the information to the advisors of the Governor. For the Central government's committees to officialise the division process.
The sub-committees and Reorganisation Cell will report to the Chief Secretary on the progress of division work on weekly basis.
The sub-committees or sectoral committees will function under the leadership of senior officers. The memo issued on Friday constituted six major committees. 1) Files Inventory and Care, 2)Employees Data, 3)Apex Committee and State Reorganisation Cell, 4) Sectoral and Subjects Committee. Under which 15 sub-committee are formed. 5) Departmental Restructuring & Reforms and 6)New Educational Institutions and Infrastructure Facilities. All these Committee will work for not only for the division of assets and allocation of employees between two states but also work for implementation of the Centre's assurance to Telangana and residuary AP and also help the Centre to find out a new capital city for the residuary AP.
Key points in the 52-page memo issued for the division are:
1. Files Inventory and Care: All departments shall prepare and maintain the full list of files in each of the offices under their control. All files, including note files shall be properly page numbered as per established office procedure. All important papers must be parts of the Current files. There should be no loose papers hanging in the files. All important files, e.g. those involving land/assets, liabilities, finance and other critical matters shall be photocopied. One copy for archives, one copy for Secretary and one copy for Section. The list of files should be computerised after categorisation (e.g. Land related, Personnel related, Finance related, Investment related and Scheme related in a prescribed format).
List of files relating to Andhra region matters, those relating to Telangana region matters and those relating to common matters are to be prepared separately. All departments have to furnish the required summary in formation to GAD by 15th March.
2 EMPLOYEES DATA: HRMS application of the Government has captured the basic details of the employees of all categories - Regular, Grant in aid, Home guards, Work-charged, NMR, Contract, Outsourced etc.
However, it is the basic responsibility of each department to have complete information about each category of employee working at various levels: Secretariat, HoD, Organisation/PSU/Society, etc.
The information in HRMS package is to be verified by all the departments for accuracy. Any discrepancies should be corrected immediately, so that all personnel records are corrected and up to date.
3 Apex Committee & State Reorganisation Cell: Apex Committee shall be constituted to look into all transition related issues. The Chairman of the Committee will be decided at appropriate level. Other members of the Committee shall be as follows: SP Tucker, Convenor, Nagi Reddy, LV Subrahmanyam, Sam Bob, Raymond Peter, Ajay Mishra, Sameer Sharma, B Venkateswra Rao and Rajiv Sharma are members.
The Committee will be assisted by a State Reorganisation Cell. The State Reorganisation Cell will be coordinated by Special Secretary, Finance with MD, State Housing Corporation and MD, APIIC as members.
4) Sectoral/Subject Committees: Sectoral/Subject Committee shall work on issues to be addressed in the transition period and shall place their reports to the Apex Committee before such reports/recommendations are sent to the competent authority for approval. Following are the 15 sub-committees under Sectoral/Subject Committees:
1) Buildings in Hyderabad and Properties across State:
All the Special Chief Secretaries/Principal Secretaries/Secretaries have to list out the offices which are under the control of their department for division. They are also required to list out properties located outside GHMC area and outside the State.
2)Policing Issues: Assistance from Central Government: The Central Government would provide assistance to the successor States to raise additional police forces. Greyhound training centre would be maintained and administered by the Central Government for a period of three years. A state of the art training centre similar to Greyhound training centre is to be set up in residuary Andhra Pradesh by the Central Government. New operational hubs for Greyhounds in both the successor States would be set up by Central assistance. Necessary
proposals in this regard are to be worked out and submitted to the Central Government by 15th of March.
The Greyhounds and OCTOPUS forces are to be divided based on the options of the personnel and would function under respective DGPs.
3)Assets and Liabilities, Financial: The apportionment of financial assets and liabilities such as treasury and bank balances, Schedule VII funds, pensions, PF would be taken up by Finance department.
4)Assets and Liabilities, Companies and Corporations: There are 89 Government companies and corporations listed in Schedule IX of the Act The assets, rights and liabilities are to be apportioned based on the principles enunciated in the State Re-organisation Act. This is a major exercise which would involve development of guidelines, systematic gathering of information, and establishing authenticity of data gathered and taking up appropriation based on the stated
principles.
The employees of these undertakings are also to be apportioned based on the concern ed corporate bodies’ guidelines. Secretaries are to prepare the list of contracts that are to be apportioned. As this is a technical work, which requires a thorough understanding of contracts, Irrigation department is requested to coordinate this activity by issuing necessary guidelines.
5)Assets and Liabilities, Contracts: All Secretaries are to prepare the list of contracts that are to be apportioned. As this is a technical work, which requires a thorough understanding of contracts, Irrigation department is requested to coordinate this activity by issuing necessary guidelines.
6) Training Institutions and Centres: There are 107 training institutions and centres listed as part of Schedule X of the Act. Depending on the location of the institution, the Government of that area has to make sure that these institutions continue to provide the same facilities to the people of other successor State. The terms and conditions of providing such services have to be agreed between the successor states within one year of appointed date. This is a major exercise which would need coordinating with 107 institutions and drafting and creating agreements on the structure of management and
terms of services to be provided.
7)Employee Allocation : The employees of local, district, zonal or multi- zonal cadres which fall entirely in one of the successor states are deemed to be allotted to that successor State. The rest of the employees would be allocated based on their options and other guidelines that would be evolved by the advisory committee to be appointed by the Central Government. GAD is to coordinate with the Central Government.
8)Special Development Package and Incentives: Special development packages for backward areas of the successor State of Andhra Pradesh in general and Rayalaseema and North Coastal regions will be
worked out by the Centre. Prime Minister has also announced a special category status to the successor state of Andhra Pradesh. Planning department to work out necessary proposals and present to the Planning Commission.
9)Irrigation : There is lot of preparatory work to be carried out to work out operational guidelines, staffing patterns, budgets, office locations, procedural protocols with respect to Krishna and Goda
vari River management boards. Teams may be sent to study similar boards elsewhere in the country to understand the intricacies of functioning.
10) Energy: The Energy department is requested to study the issues which cropped up during the bifurcation of the thre States in 2000, and suggest appropriate guidelines and operational protocols for giving effect to the provisions of the Act. The Committee will also review the investment projects being executed and in pipeline for both the regions.
11) New Capital Issues: The Central Government proposes to provide special financial support for the creation of facilities in the new capital for the successor State of Andhra Pradesh. If de-notification of degraded forest land is required for the new capital, the Act has made provisions for that also. An expert committee is to be constituted by the Central Government to study various alternatives regarding the new capital for the successor State of Andhra Pradesh and make appropriate recommendations within a six month period from the appointed date. MA & UD department is requested to identify experts in urban planning, transportation, infrastructure and finance who would be able to do the necessary ground work and assist the Government of India committee with data and analysis. CGG/NIUM would provide the necessary technical support in the matter. In particular, rail and highway connectivity between district headquarters and new capital and between new capital and Hyderabad need to be established.
12) Higher Education & Medical Institutions: The Act provides for the existing admission quotas in all government or private, aided or unaided institutions of higher, technical and medical education shall continue, as far as they relate to article 371 -D of the Constitution. Further, the common admission process shall also continue. Quotas as per article 371-D and common admission process would be there for a period of ten years. Higher Education department and Medical and Health departments shall work out necessary operational instructions to all higher educational institutions and place before the apex
committee.
13) Services: There are several service - related issues such as appointment, seniority lists, holding of DPCs, declaration of probation, pending employee association issues, preparation of Service Rules and Codes, etc. that may be applicable to the two states. GAD (Services) shall take immediate action to prepare the services related issues pending and action that need to be taken during the transition.
14) Court Cases & Laws: The lists of the Court cases in Supreme Court and High Court where the Government of Andhra Pradesh is a party should be prepared by all departments and consolidated by Law Secretary. The applicability various Central and State Acts which are currently applicable to Andhra Pradesh needs to be studied and Law Secretary shall make suggestions regarding the amendments that need to be done so that the existing laws can apply seamlessly to the two states.
15) Resource Mobilisation: A resource mobilisation committee headed by Pr Secretary (Revenue -Excise and Commercial Taxes) would look into the issues related to all resource related matters and how they would be apportioned between the successor States.
Weekly reports are to be sent about the progress of work on every Friday from Sectoral Committee to Apex Committee. This information would be compiled and submitted to competent decision - making authority competent decision - making authority.
5) Departmental Restructuring & Reforms: The structure and staffing of practically all departments, including their undertakings, organisations, societies, agencies, etc. will need to change when the
two states come into existence. Some of the outfits of departments have lost relevance in the course of time and they need to be closed or merged with other outfits. The staffing patterns of these outfits need to be drastically altered.
All Special Chief Secretaries/Principal Secretaries/Secretaries should study the organisational structures and staffing of departments and undertakings, organisations, agencies, etc. and propose changes. CGG will establish a research team which could study the proposals and make suggestions which will be put up to the apex committee for consideration. The Secretariat Business Rules, Secretariat Instructions, Public Works Codes and Manuals, Sanction Norms, etc. need to be suitably modified to take into account the changed circumstances and also the reforms needed in view of experience gained in implementation and best practices followed elsewhere. The CS and other officers will prepare basic documents for both States for the smooth conduct of their business.
6) New Educational Institutions and Infrastructure Facilities:
All the Secretaries of the departments mentioned in the table below have to ensure that the institutions and infrastructure facilities provided in the act become a reality. All the preparatory works related to this such as concept notes, feasibility studies, and detailed project reports have to be prepared urgently
and submitted to competent authorities. They should take necessary action immediately in this regard.
EDUCATION:
The Government of India shall take steps to establish institutions of national importance in the 12th and 13th Plan periods in the successor state of Andhra Pradesh. This would include one IIT, one NIT, one IIM, one IISER, one Central University, one Agricultural University and one IIIT. Higher Education The Government of India shall establish one AIIMS-type Super-Specialty Hospital-cum-Teaching Institution in the
successor State of Andhra Pradesh.
The Government of India shall establish a Tribal University each in the State of Andhra Pradesh and in the State of Telangana.
Horticulture University shall be established in the successor State of Telangana. The Government of India shall establish the National Institute of Disaster Management in the successor State of Andhra Pradesh.
INFRUASTRUCTURE: The Government of India shall develop a new major port at Duggirajupatnam in the successor State of Andhra Pradesh to be completed in phases with Phase I by end -2018. SAIL shall examine, within six months from the appointed day, the feasibility of establishing an integrated steel plant in Khammam district of the successor State of Telangana.
SAIL shall examine, within six months from the appointed day, the feasibility of establishing an integrated steel plant in Khammam district of the successor State of Telangana.
SAIL shall examine, within six months from the appointed day, the feasibility of establishing an integrated steel plant in YSR district of the successor State of Andhra Pradesh
IOC or HPCL shall, within six months from the appointed day, examine the feasibility of establishing a greenfield crude oil refinery and petrochemical complex in the successor State of Andhra Pradesh.
The Government of India shall, within six months from the appointed day, examine the feasibility of establishing a Vizag -Chennai Industrial Corridor along the lines of Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor and take within such period an expeditious decision thereon.
The Government of India shall, within six months from the appointed day, examine the feasibility of expanding the existing Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Tirupati airports to international standards and take an expeditious decision thereon.
NTPC shall establish a 4000 MW power facility in the successor State of Telangana after establishing necessary coal linkages Energy
Indian Railways shall, within six months from the appointed day, examine establishing a new railway zone in the successor State of Andhra Pradesh and take an expeditious decision thereon.
NHAI shall take necessary steps to improve road connectivity in the backward regions of the successor State of Telangana.
The Indian Railways shall, within six months from the appointed day, examine the feasibility of establishing a Rail Coach Factory in the successor State of Telangana and improve rail connectivity in the State and take an expeditious decision thereon. The Central Government shall consider measures to establish rapid rail and road connectivity from the new capital of the successor State of Andhra Pradesh to Hyderabad and other important cities of Telangana.
The Government of India shall examine the feasibility of Metro Rail facility in Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada-Guntur-Tenali Metropolitan Urban Development Authority within a period of one year from the appointed day and take expeditious decision thereon.
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Distribution of Assets and Liabilities to be completed in three months
Express News Service
Hyderabad, February 27:
With the appointment of the Apex Committee by Chief Secretary PK Mohanty, the work on division of the State was commenced. Distribution of assets and liabilities, allocation of government employees and revenues will be completed in three months time. While Telangana realised its 60-year-old dream of separate state with Hyderabad as its capital, the Seemandhra region got several incentives and packages from the Central government. The sharing of Revenue, allocation of employees and distribution of assets will be as follows:
HYDERABAD'S REVENUE: Though, Hyderabad is a common capital for both residuary Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for ten years, Hyderabad will belongs to Telangana. So, the entire revenue generated from Hyderabad will go to Telangana government. GHMC will be the common capital for both the States. The State revenue during 2012-13 was Rs 69,146.5 crore, the share of Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy was about Rs 34,100.73 crore.
EMPLOYEES: The district level and local employees will be continued as is where is basis. The State-level employees will be given option to chose either Telangana or Andhra. There are around 84,000 state-cadre employees.
ASSETS: The assets of APGenco, Transco and APSRTC and others will be distributed as is where is basis. The lands belonging to RTC and other departments will be allocated to the respective governments depending on their location.
EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: The quota being implemented in the educational institutions in the state will continue as it is for students of both the states for ten years. There will be no change in admission quota.
However, the Seemandhra got better chances. It will get one each institution of IIT, NIT, IIM, IISER, Central University, Petroleum University, Agriculture University, IIIT. AIMS-type super speciality Hospital-cum-teaching institution, one Tribal university and National Institute of Disaster Management.
RIVER WATERS: Two separate river boards for management of river water sharing for Krishna and Godavari rivers. Krishna Water Board will be located in Telangana and Godavari Water Board will be located in residuary AP. There will be no change in sharing of assured waters, being implemented now. Allocations, if any, to be made on excess flows by any Tribunal in future shall be binding on both the States.
All the ongoing irrigation projects will be completed. The advantage for Seemandhra was that the Centre will take up the construction of Polavaram.
REVENUES: The award made by 13th Finance Commission to the existing AP state will be apportioned between the two states - Telangana and residuary AP by the Central government on the basis of population ratio and other parameters.
POWER: The existing power purchase agreements (PPAs) with respective Discoms will continue for both on-going projects and projects under construction. Telangana will face severe power shortage. The Centre assured 4,000 MW power plant for Telangana, which will be constructed by NTPC. The advantage for Seemandhra is that existing coal linkages of SCCL will continue without any change.
HIGH COURT: The existing High Court will function as a common High Court, till a separate High Court for residuary AP is established.
STATE INSTITUTIONS: As many as 107 State institutions like APPA, MCRHRD and others will function for both the States, till such institutions are established in residuary AP.
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Hyderabad, February 27:
With the appointment of the Apex Committee by Chief Secretary PK Mohanty, the work on division of the State was commenced. Distribution of assets and liabilities, allocation of government employees and revenues will be completed in three months time. While Telangana realised its 60-year-old dream of separate state with Hyderabad as its capital, the Seemandhra region got several incentives and packages from the Central government. The sharing of Revenue, allocation of employees and distribution of assets will be as follows:
HYDERABAD'S REVENUE: Though, Hyderabad is a common capital for both residuary Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for ten years, Hyderabad will belongs to Telangana. So, the entire revenue generated from Hyderabad will go to Telangana government. GHMC will be the common capital for both the States. The State revenue during 2012-13 was Rs 69,146.5 crore, the share of Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy was about Rs 34,100.73 crore.
EMPLOYEES: The district level and local employees will be continued as is where is basis. The State-level employees will be given option to chose either Telangana or Andhra. There are around 84,000 state-cadre employees.
ASSETS: The assets of APGenco, Transco and APSRTC and others will be distributed as is where is basis. The lands belonging to RTC and other departments will be allocated to the respective governments depending on their location.
EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: The quota being implemented in the educational institutions in the state will continue as it is for students of both the states for ten years. There will be no change in admission quota.
However, the Seemandhra got better chances. It will get one each institution of IIT, NIT, IIM, IISER, Central University, Petroleum University, Agriculture University, IIIT. AIMS-type super speciality Hospital-cum-teaching institution, one Tribal university and National Institute of Disaster Management.
RIVER WATERS: Two separate river boards for management of river water sharing for Krishna and Godavari rivers. Krishna Water Board will be located in Telangana and Godavari Water Board will be located in residuary AP. There will be no change in sharing of assured waters, being implemented now. Allocations, if any, to be made on excess flows by any Tribunal in future shall be binding on both the States.
All the ongoing irrigation projects will be completed. The advantage for Seemandhra was that the Centre will take up the construction of Polavaram.
REVENUES: The award made by 13th Finance Commission to the existing AP state will be apportioned between the two states - Telangana and residuary AP by the Central government on the basis of population ratio and other parameters.
POWER: The existing power purchase agreements (PPAs) with respective Discoms will continue for both on-going projects and projects under construction. Telangana will face severe power shortage. The Centre assured 4,000 MW power plant for Telangana, which will be constructed by NTPC. The advantage for Seemandhra is that existing coal linkages of SCCL will continue without any change.
HIGH COURT: The existing High Court will function as a common High Court, till a separate High Court for residuary AP is established.
STATE INSTITUTIONS: As many as 107 State institutions like APPA, MCRHRD and others will function for both the States, till such institutions are established in residuary AP.
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Saturday, 22 February 2014
Separate Polls in Telangana and AP under One CEO
Published: 22nd February 2014 09:12 AM
Last Updated: 22nd February 2014 11:17 AM
Election notification for Assembly and Lok Sabha will be issued separately for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states.“However, there will be no separate Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) for the two states. At this point of time, appointing a second CEO is not possible. The present CEO will conduct elections in both the states,” sources in Chief Electoral Office (CEO) said.
The officials attached to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer here were of the opinion that President Pranab Mukherjee would soon endorse the AP Reorganisation Bill, 2013 which was passed in both Houses of Parliament. “We are expecting that the Gazette notification dividing the state will be issued by Monday,” they said.
Once the gazette notification was issued by the President for a separate Telangana, the elections would be held for two states. “There is no possibility of conducting elections in a unified state,” the sources confirmed.
There would be no problem in conducting the elections with one CEO, the officials said.
All the Assembly and Lok Sabha segments were clearly demarcated with boundaries and there would be no problem in conducting elections in the two separate states.
There was some confusion before 2008. But, after the delimitation of Assembly and Lok Sabha segments in 2008, the jurisdictions of Assembly and Lok Sabha seats were in the respective regions only. For example, Bhadrachalam Lok Sabha segment was spread in four districts before 2008, which covered both the Andhra and Telangana regions. Now, there was no such problem.
“There is no overlapping with respect to the Assembly segments. All are separated as per the regions,” the officials said and added that Assembly segment and village-wise data are available.
CEO Bhanwarlal attended a preliminary meeting with Chief Election Commissioner two days back in Delhi. Once the gazette notification was issued, the Commissioner would consult the Union law ministry and issue separate notifications, the officials said. Bhanwarlal may attend another meeting for the conduct of elections in two states some time in March, sources said.
Friday, 21 February 2014
State Legislators To Get Printers as Parting Gifts
Kiran govt gifted tablets and iPhones to MLAs and MLCs in the last budget session.
It is a windfall for the outgoing MLAs in the state. All the MLAs and MLCs will get HP 1218 Hotspot Laser jet Pro M1218nfs (MFP) (B4K88A) printers.
The printer to be distributed to MLAs and MLCs will have features like - print from anywhere in your office with a full-featured, wireless MFP, easy copy, scan, fax, and share resources - and connect PCs and mobile devices to the internet with the built-in wireless hotspot. Plug and print with HP Smart Install. The printers will be useful for everyday office printing, copying, scanning, and faxing, plus wireless printing, internet access for PCs and mobile devices.
Chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy himself decided to gift the printer to MLCs and outgoing MLAs. Kiran Reddy wrote a letter to the finance department on February 12 to purchase and give the printers to legislators. Accordingly, the finance department will procure 400 pieces of Sony J20236 All in One 400 Hotspot HP LJPRO M1218 NFS for the use of legislators.
Orders to this effect were issued by the finance department on Friday. The orders said that the finance minister has requested to arrange to procure the printers for distribution to the legislators of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly and Council during the Budget Session 2014-15 for facilitating their work environment with all the ongoing programmes of State government.
The finance department accorded administrative sanction for the same on Friday, in relaxation of procurement rules and methods. The chief minister requested for the procurement of printers one day ahead of the last day of the state Assembly. The Assembly session concluded on Thursday and the finance department accorded administrative sanction on Friday.
Elections were due in three months and it is not known how the printers will help MLAs in these three months to facilitate their work environment with government programmes.Kiran Reddy’s government gifted MLAs and MLCs a tablet and iPhone each on the last day of the budget session in 2013.
Hotspot Laser Jet Printers
■ These printers will have features like MFP, easy copy, scan, fax and share resources and will be useful for everyday office printing.
■ Finance department to procure 400 pieces each costing `17,000
It is a windfall for the outgoing MLAs in the state. All the MLAs and MLCs will get HP 1218 Hotspot Laser jet Pro M1218nfs (MFP) (B4K88A) printers.
The printer to be distributed to MLAs and MLCs will have features like - print from anywhere in your office with a full-featured, wireless MFP, easy copy, scan, fax, and share resources - and connect PCs and mobile devices to the internet with the built-in wireless hotspot. Plug and print with HP Smart Install. The printers will be useful for everyday office printing, copying, scanning, and faxing, plus wireless printing, internet access for PCs and mobile devices.
Chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy himself decided to gift the printer to MLCs and outgoing MLAs. Kiran Reddy wrote a letter to the finance department on February 12 to purchase and give the printers to legislators. Accordingly, the finance department will procure 400 pieces of Sony J20236 All in One 400 Hotspot HP LJPRO M1218 NFS for the use of legislators.
Orders to this effect were issued by the finance department on Friday. The orders said that the finance minister has requested to arrange to procure the printers for distribution to the legislators of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly and Council during the Budget Session 2014-15 for facilitating their work environment with all the ongoing programmes of State government.
The finance department accorded administrative sanction for the same on Friday, in relaxation of procurement rules and methods. The chief minister requested for the procurement of printers one day ahead of the last day of the state Assembly. The Assembly session concluded on Thursday and the finance department accorded administrative sanction on Friday.
Elections were due in three months and it is not known how the printers will help MLAs in these three months to facilitate their work environment with government programmes.Kiran Reddy’s government gifted MLAs and MLCs a tablet and iPhone each on the last day of the budget session in 2013.
Hotspot Laser Jet Printers
■ These printers will have features like MFP, easy copy, scan, fax and share resources and will be useful for everyday office printing.
■ Finance department to procure 400 pieces each costing `17,000
Saturday, 19 October 2013
Ravuri : The only novelist to win Jnanpith award
Express News Service
Hyderabad, October 18:
Dr Ravuri Bharadwaja, popular Telugu writer, school dropout and Jnanpith awardee for 2012, died on October 18, aged 87.
There were hundreds of novelists in Telugu literature. But, Ravuri stands out. Because, he was the only novelist to get prestigious Jnanpith award for a novel, Pakudu Rallu, for the year 2012. The two other Jnanpith awards for Telugu were given for classical and modern poetry.
Last Friday, on October 11, Dr Ravuri was presented Jnanpith at a simple function in Delhi. After he returned from Delhi he fell ill due to multiple health problems. He was admitted to a private hospital here for treatment to diabetes, BP, kidney trouble, infection in stomach and other problems. He breathed his last on Friday night in the hospital.
Bharadwaja born on July 5, 1927 at Moguluru in Krishna district, then in Hyderabad State. Later, he migrated to Guntur district.
The greatness of Ravuri was that though he studied up to eighth class, his books were prescribed as text books. The school dropout had experienced abject poverty and it was also one of the reasons for Ravuri to discontinue his studies.
When his school teacher wanted him to come in a neat uniform as there was inspection of the class, Ravuri went to school to a casual dress. The teacher scolded Ravuri for not wearing neat dress, Ravuri cited poverty as reasons. He threw his books on the face of the teacher and never entered school again.
Later, the entire universe became Ravuri's classroom. He studied the society and understood the poverty and other problems. The surroundings awakened a great writer in Ravuri at an early age. Ravuri worked as a technician, agricultural labour and other menial jobs to fend his family as an elder son. He observed the people and started writings on the happenings of the current day society.
The writer in Ravuri helped him to work as a sub-editor in Zameen Rytu and later he joined in All India Radio (AIR) in 1959. He also worked for various periodicals.
Ravuri started penning short stories at a tender age of 17 years.
His first published story was Vimala and his first book was Ragini in 1950. Initially, Ravuri was under the influence of Chalam. But, later he found his own style in Telugu literature.
He received Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi award twice, first in 1968 and again in 1983. He also got the prestigious Kendriya Sahitya Akademi award in 1983. He was the first recipient of the Gopichand award in 1968, Telugu University Award in 1981 and Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad of Kolkota in 1993.
MS Reddy produced the film, “O Prema Katha”, in 1987 based on Bharadwaja’s story “Karimingina Velagapandu”. His Jeevana Samaralu, a sketch on different caste professions, was a marvellous work. In all, Ravuri had to his credit more than 37 volumes of short stories and 17 novels among other works.
When he was selected for Jnanpith in Apirl, Ravuri reacted in a humble manner: “I am feeling like having been blessed with a healthy son after remaining childless for a decade. I am at a loss for words.
I struggled for food and clothing. I never asked for awards. Of course, I am happy for getting this award.”
Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, Opposition leader N Chandrababu Naidu and YSRCP president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and several literary persons condoled the death of Ravuri.
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Hyderabad, October 18:
Dr Ravuri Bharadwaja, popular Telugu writer, school dropout and Jnanpith awardee for 2012, died on October 18, aged 87.
There were hundreds of novelists in Telugu literature. But, Ravuri stands out. Because, he was the only novelist to get prestigious Jnanpith award for a novel, Pakudu Rallu, for the year 2012. The two other Jnanpith awards for Telugu were given for classical and modern poetry.
Last Friday, on October 11, Dr Ravuri was presented Jnanpith at a simple function in Delhi. After he returned from Delhi he fell ill due to multiple health problems. He was admitted to a private hospital here for treatment to diabetes, BP, kidney trouble, infection in stomach and other problems. He breathed his last on Friday night in the hospital.
Bharadwaja born on July 5, 1927 at Moguluru in Krishna district, then in Hyderabad State. Later, he migrated to Guntur district.
The greatness of Ravuri was that though he studied up to eighth class, his books were prescribed as text books. The school dropout had experienced abject poverty and it was also one of the reasons for Ravuri to discontinue his studies.
When his school teacher wanted him to come in a neat uniform as there was inspection of the class, Ravuri went to school to a casual dress. The teacher scolded Ravuri for not wearing neat dress, Ravuri cited poverty as reasons. He threw his books on the face of the teacher and never entered school again.
Later, the entire universe became Ravuri's classroom. He studied the society and understood the poverty and other problems. The surroundings awakened a great writer in Ravuri at an early age. Ravuri worked as a technician, agricultural labour and other menial jobs to fend his family as an elder son. He observed the people and started writings on the happenings of the current day society.
The writer in Ravuri helped him to work as a sub-editor in Zameen Rytu and later he joined in All India Radio (AIR) in 1959. He also worked for various periodicals.
Ravuri started penning short stories at a tender age of 17 years.
His first published story was Vimala and his first book was Ragini in 1950. Initially, Ravuri was under the influence of Chalam. But, later he found his own style in Telugu literature.
He received Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi award twice, first in 1968 and again in 1983. He also got the prestigious Kendriya Sahitya Akademi award in 1983. He was the first recipient of the Gopichand award in 1968, Telugu University Award in 1981 and Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad of Kolkota in 1993.
MS Reddy produced the film, “O Prema Katha”, in 1987 based on Bharadwaja’s story “Karimingina Velagapandu”. His Jeevana Samaralu, a sketch on different caste professions, was a marvellous work. In all, Ravuri had to his credit more than 37 volumes of short stories and 17 novels among other works.
When he was selected for Jnanpith in Apirl, Ravuri reacted in a humble manner: “I am feeling like having been blessed with a healthy son after remaining childless for a decade. I am at a loss for words.
I struggled for food and clothing. I never asked for awards. Of course, I am happy for getting this award.”
Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, Opposition leader N Chandrababu Naidu and YSRCP president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and several literary persons condoled the death of Ravuri.
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Thursday, 3 October 2013
Irrigation department allays fears of post-division water shortage
So far,the participation of farmers in the United Andhra agitation was very less. To intensify the United AP movement, the Seemandhra JAC was motivating farmers and organised a "Rytu Mahagarjana" in Hanuman Junction in Krishna district on Wednesday.
The Seemandhra leaders were telling the farmers that the division of the state would render them water less for agriculture. However, some of the farmers in coastal districts were of the opinion that the division of the state would increase the prices of their agriculture lands. Even a teacher in Krishna district recently refused to participate in the APNGOs strike citing the reason that his land would fetch more money after the division of the state.
Now, the Seemandhra leaders were explaining the farmers that the division would really damage the entire agriculture sector in Seemandhra region, particularly in Rayalaseema, as farmers would not get water at all.
Contrary to this general apprehension from some Seemandhra leaders, the Irrigation department averred that there will be no problem in sharing river waters after the division of the state. This is because all the major projects in the state were constructed on allocated waters only. The water allocation was done on project-wise. So once the state was divided, there is no possibility of reducing or increasing the allocation to a particular project in a particular region.
Top officials of Irrigation Department gave a detailed note on water allocation to each project. Major Irrigation Minister Peddi Sudarshan Reddy furnished the same to the media. If at all there were disputes in sharing water in post division of the state, they could be resolved through boards on the lines of Tunga Bhadra Board, the Minister explained.
As far as utilisation of Godavari waters was governed by Godavari Water Disputes Tribunal (GWDT), which comprises the settlements among the party states in the matter of sharing the waters among various states.
Of the 45,483.6 sq km catchment area of Godavari in the state, 36,012.9 sq km catchment area was in Telangana and 9,470.73 sq km catchment area was in Andhra region. Around 79.18 percent of catchment area of Godavari was in Telangana region and only 20.82 per cent was in Andhra region.
The water allocations made to various projects, which could not be changed after the division of the state, are as follows.
The water allocations:
Project Allocated water in tmc
KRISHNA RIVER
Assured water - 811.00 tmc
Surplus water - 227.50 tmc
ANDHRA REGION
Nagarjuna Sagar 174.3
Pulichintala 9.0
Krishna Delta 152.2
Srisailam (evaporation) 11.0
Guntur Channel 4.0
Vaikuntapuram 2.0
Muniyeru 3.3
Chennai Drinking water 1.67
Total assured: 367.34
Veligonda (surplus water) 43.50
RAYALASEEMA REGION
Tunga Bhadra LLC 29.50
Tunga Bhadra HLC 32.50
KC canal 31.90
SRBC 19.00
Srisailam (evaporation) 11.00
Bhairavanithippa 4.90
Gajuladinne 2.00
Chennai drinking water (surplus) 1.66
Total Assured : 144.70
Telugu Ganga (surplus) 29.00
Handri Neeva (surplus) 40.00
Galeru Nagari(surplus) 38.00
Total surplus 107.00
TELANGANA REGION
Jurala 17.84
Nagarjuna Sagar 105.70
RDS 15.90
Bhima LI 20.00
Koilsagar 3.90
Srisailam (evaporation) 11.00
Dindi 3.5
Musi 9.4
Paleru 4.0
Wyra 3.7
Kotipallivagu 2.0
Okachettivagu 1.9
Pakhal lake 2.6
Lankasagar 1.0
Chennai drinking water 1.67
Hyderabad water supply 5.70
Total Assured 298.96
Nettempadu LI (surplus) 22.00
Kalwakurthy LI (surplus) 25.00
AMRP (SLBC) (surplus) 30.00
Total surplus 77.00
GODAVARI RIVER:
Coastal Andhra 509.546 tmc
Telangana 912.251 tmc
Rayalaseema - nil
Evaporation losses in Hydro Electricity projects - 64.359
Total Godavari waters 1,486.156 tmc
Around 2,500 tmc Godavari water was going waste in sea every year
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