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  • CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to lay foundation stone for Varikapudisella Lift Irrigation Scheme in July

    CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to lay foundation stone for Varikapudisella Lift Irrigation Scheme in July

    Narasaraopet : Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will lay foundation stone for the construction of Varikapudisela Lift Irrigation scheme in July first week and start the construction works of first phase.

    Water Resources Minister Ambati Rambabu disclosed the information. Along with MP Lavu Sri Krishnadevarayalu, Government Whip Pinnelli Rama Krishna Reddy, district collector Sivasankar Lotheti and MLC KS Lakshmana Rao, he visited Varikapudisela Lift Irrigation scheme construction site on Tuesday at Gangulagunta village of Veldurthi mandal in Palnadu district.

    Speaking on this occasion, Minister Ambati Rambabu said due to the delay in getting clearance from the Union Ministry of Forest department, the project construction has been delayed. He said because of the initiative taken by the State government, the Centre has given all the necessary permissions to the project. The State government has allocated alternative land to the Union Ministry of Forest for allocating tiger reserve land to the LIS, he added.

    The Minister further said that if the LIS is completed, the residents of Veldurthi, Bollapalli and Pullalacheruvu will get sufficient drinking water and irrigation water. He recalled that MP Lavu Sri Krishnadevarayulu and Government Whip Pinnelli Rama Krishna Reddy spoke to CM Jagan Mohan Reddy and get the nod for the construction of LIS. He appreciated the CM for fulfilling the long pending dream of the people of Palnadu district.

  • New Zealand to celebrate Maori New Year in July

    New Zealand to celebrate Maori New Year in July

    WELLINGTON: New Zealand will celebrate the Maori New Year on July 14 this year and mark its newest public holiday for the second time after last year’s inaugural celebration as a statutory holiday.

    Celebrations leading up to Matariki began on Thursday as a booklet containing karakia (Maori prayer) for each of the nine stars of Matariki was launched at an event at the Dark Sky Sanctuary in Lake Tekapo of New Zealand’s South Island.

    Matariki is a special occasion in the New Zealand calendar which marks the start of the Maori New Year, signified by the Matariki cluster of stars reappearing in the night sky. For Maori, the appearance of Matariki heralds a time of remembrance, joy and peace. It is a time for communities to come together and celebrate.

    The booklet will be distributed widely across the country to schools and communities to serve as an important resource that would support people with their own preparations as they decided how to mark Matariki, said Minister of Maori Crown Relations Kelvin Davis.

    Matariki was marked for the first time as an official public holiday last year. “It was a beautiful moment to see how the nation took joy in celebrating and embracing Matariki last year,” Davis said. Data suggests at least 87 per cent of New Zealanders now have some understanding of what Matariki is about and means, he said.

    -IANS