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Six more develop ‘black fungus’ infection in Markapur
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Nellore and Prakasam districts reported 1,282 and 1,115 COVID cases respectively on Monday.
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KOMMURI SRINIVAS
Six more develop ‘black fungus’ infection in Markapur
In a welcome development, new COVID cases came down by over 800 in comparison to Sunday’s figures even as 13 more patients succumbed to the viral disease in South Coastal Andhra Pradesh in a span of 24 hours.
Fresh cases, which remained 3,000-plus in the region in the past few days, dipped to a little less than 2,400 in the last 24 hours ending 9 a.m. on Monday.
However, the death toll continued unabated as eight more persons in SPSR Nellore district and four in Prakasam died due to COVID, taking the toll to 1,429 in the region. Meanwhile, the recoveries stood at 1,500 in the region, including 956 in SPSR Nellore district.
Dec 16, 2020, 18:20 IST
NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy met Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Wednesday and reportedly requested him to approve the Revised Cost Estimates (RCE) of the Polavaram project of Rs 55,656 Crore.
During the meeting, the Chief Minister asked the Central Water Minister to provide adequate assistance for the speedy completion of the Polavaram project. He also requested the amount spent for land acquisition and rehabilitation costs also be reimbursed. While explaining the details, the Chief Minister said that the number of families to be relocated increased significantly in the year 2017–18 when compared to 2005–06. The CM said that the number of houses, which were flooded, has also increased significantly over time. The number of displaced families had increased from 44,574 families to 1,06,006, which has resulted in a huge increase in the costs of the Rehabilitation & Resettlement expenditure f