చెదిరిన చేనేతల గూడు

రాజోళిలో ఇప్పుడు మగ్గాల శబ్దాలు ఆగిపోయాయి. నేతన్నల హృదయాలు పగిలిపోయాయి. ప్రపంచానికి బట్టలందించే నేతన్నలు నేడు దాతలందించిన పాత బట్టలు మూటల్లో వెతుక్కొని కొలతలు చేసుకొని వేసుకుంటున్నారు. ఎవరేమైనా బయటి నుంచి ఏదైనా ఇస్తారేమోనని రచ్చకట్ట దగ్గర వచ్చిపోయే వాహనాల వెంబడి ఆశగా ఎదురు చూస్తూ రోజులు గడుపుతున్నారు.
పాలమూరు జిల్లాలో చేనేతకు పెట్టింది పేరు గద్వాల చీరలు, అలాగే నారాయణపేట చీరలు. ఈ రెండు ప్రాంతాలకు జిల్లాలోని ఇతర ప్రాంతాలలో దాదాపు 50 కిలోమీటర్ల పరిధిలో ఈ [...]

AP, victim of climate change

Scientists attribute the extreme climate patterns in the state this year to climate change. This is just the beginning, they warn. – U.Sudhakar Reddy
Even as India and other countries quibble about how to handle climate change and who should cut what percentage of carbon emissions, the damaging effects of global warming are being felt right [...]

కన్నీటి వరదలో రాజోళి, అలంపురం

తుంగభద్రలో అనూహ్యమైన వరద వచ్చినందువల్ల, సుంకేశుల ఆనకట్ట నిర్మాణంలో గతంలో జరిగిన అవకతవకల వల్ల, ప్రస్తుతం ఆ ఆనకట్ట తెగిపోయినందువల్ల ఆ రాతిగోడమీది నుంచి వరద ఊళ్లోకి ప్రవేశించింది. అసలు సుంకేశుల ఆనకట్ట నిర్మాణం దగ్గరి నుంచీ ఊళ్లోకి ప్రవేశించిన బురదను ఎత్తిపోయడం దాకా ప్రభుత్వ, అధికార యంత్రాంగం లోపాలు, నిర్లక్ష్యాలు, అక్రమాలు ఎన్నో ఉన్నాయి.

Crisis looms over Gadwal saris

Recent floods in the state have not only resulted in destruction of life and property, they have also hit the Gadwal sari industry hard. – Saswati Mukherjee
Hyderabad, Oct. 19: The severe flooding in the state which has destroyed homes, crops, livelihoods and businesses has claimed an unusual victim: the famous Gadwal sari.

Ravaged Rajoli villagers struggle to survive

Displaced by floods, rajoli villagers fight for survival
90 % of 500-odd houses in Rajoli had collapsed,
Rajoli suffered a huge loss on account of damage to weavers’ units
Rahul
RAJOLI (Mahabubnagar dt.): Hundreds of poor families are literally on the road in this tiny village as they have pitched tents made of sarees after their houses collapsed following [...]

Floods have washed off every source of livelihood. What helps rebuild their lives?

A few parts of Andhra Pradesh have experienced unprecedented floods havoc. Some of the affected areas have been neglected for a week as there was no access to the villages as they are submerged or the roads or totally cut off. And these villages are not only flooded and misery but also totally ignored by [...]

Rajoli weavers in despair over lost livelihood

Nearly 5,000 handloom weavers who lost their looms face mounting debts
G Arun Kumar | TNN
Rajoli (Mahbubnagar): For the 5,000-odd weavers of this town, the last straw came in the form of nature’s fury like they have never seen before. In a matter of a few hours on that fateful October 2, the gushing waters destroyed [...]

Rajoli ravaged by floods

Village is renowned for its handloom products
S.Venugopal
RAJOLI (Mahabubnagar district): The unprecedented flood has taken the sheen out of this village located on the banks of Tungabhadra river.
A rich village with about 40,000 population, Rajoli is acclaimed for its handloom products which are in good demand. The flood that ravaged the village on October 1 has, [...]

Weavers of Rajouli hit hard by floods in Andhra

Preeti Singh / CNN-IBN
Mehboobnagar: The weavers of Rajouli village in Mehboobnagar, known for the beautiful Gadwal saris, have been hit hard by the floods in Andhra Pradesh.

Andhra Pradesh: Worst floods in 10,000 years

Uma Sudhir
After a severe drought, what led to the massive scale of floods in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh? Blame it on the rain, you could say. Irrigation officials say these are possibly the worst floods in this area in 10,000 years. But what caused this disaster? Could it have been better managed?