Noise levels in Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam are touching alarming levels with the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board ignoring the problem. While reports prepared by the Board itself say that residents of Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam are being exposed to high levels of sound, little has been done to tackle this. Authorities, while expressing helplessness, refused to comment on the issue.

Dona Paula (Goa): India is getting ready to safeguard its 7000-km coastline from invasive alien species.

Visakhapatnam, Oct. 11: The state

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Oct. 5: The minister for forests and environment, Mr P.

Visakhapatnam, Sept. 13: The city will need 122 million gallons per day (mgd) water by 2015 and the district administration is making efforts to increase resources and streamline the existing supply system.

Addressing a press conference here on Monday, district collector Mr J.

Visakhapatnam, July 19: The district authorities would come up with short-term plans to solve drinking water problem in the city, said district collector J. Shyamala Rao.

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Visakhapatnam, May 31: Stating that the rising levels of pollution in the city was causing severe pro-blems to residents, the state government had responded to the issue by establishing a pollution monitoring and control cell at Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority (Vuda).

Visakhapatnam, May 19: Noted lawyer and environmentalist, Mr S. Niroop, has suggested that an epidemiology test should be conducted in the city to test the intensity of the pollution that has been affecting the people. The test is conducted by the World Health Organisation on the request of the state government.