Congress to consider bill that would ease Calif. water transfers, aid drought-stricken farms

October 1st, 2009 Clarification: Overhill Farms contract storyLOS ANGELES — In some versions of a story Sept. 30, The Associated Press reported that Overhill Farms Inc.

September 30th, 2009 Overhill Farms inks distribution agreementLOS ANGELES — Private-label frozen foods maker Overhill Farms Inc. on Wednesday said it inked a sales and distribution agreement with food producer J.R.

September 30th, 2009 Officials called to conference on Calif. droughtWASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Wednesday urged California Gov.

September 21st, 2009 USDA calls most of Calif. a drought disaster areaFRESNO, Calif.

September 3rd, 2009 Feds: Calif. water crisis isn't Washington's faultFRESNO, Calif.

September 2nd, 2009 Schwarzenegger demands response to water crisisFRESNO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called on the Obama administration Wednesday to intervene immediately in California's water crisis, saying environmental restrictions that have slashed water deliveries to farms and cities were having "catastrophic impacts." The Republican governor sent a letter demanding a federal response to the state's prior requests to hold talks about reduced supplies from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the delicate ecosystem that serves as the main conduit moving water from north to south.

August 21st, 2009 PATNA - Harendra Singh and his neighbour Prakash Mahto, both farmers in Bihar's drought-hit Arwal district, stand guard with guns at a canal - the only source of precious water for their fields - on the outskirts of their village. They have done so from evening till late night daily for a week, with Arwal being one of the 26 districts in the state that are reeling under drought.

August 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress Working Committee (CWC), the party's highest decision making body, will meet Wednesday to discuss the drought situation in the country and appeal the government to take speedy measures to deal with it. The CWC will meet to discuss the drought situation in the country, Congress general secretary Janardan Dwivedi said here.

August 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Monday demanded Rs.2,000 crore from the central government to purchase power for the drought hit areas of the state. Mayawati met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his residence here, though she skipped an internal security meeting attended by chief ministers.

August 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress party Wednesday said that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati is insensitive to the suffering of the people of the state where 58 of 71 districts have been declared drought-hit. "Mayawati government is insensitive to the problems of farmers and common people of the state where people are facing hardships because of drought, Congress spokesperson Shakeel Ahmad told IANS.

July 31st, 2009 Fed grant funds to ease Calif. water shortagesFRESNO, Calif.

July 29th, 2009 RANCHI - Jharkhand Wednesday declared seven more districts as drought hit after scanty rainfall affected paddy crop in the state. Earlier, four of Jharkhand's 24 districts were declared drought hit.

June 15th, 2009 Irish company buys Ill. wind farmsCHICAGO — An Irish company hoping to benefit from the Obama administration's emphasis on renewable energy purchased three Illinois wind farms near Chicago.

May 29th, 2009 BHOPAL - The Congress's Madhya Pradesh unit will stage demonstrations at every district headquarters in the state Saturday against the alleged laxity of the government in tackling the ongoing water crisis. Congress's state unit president Suresh Pachouri Friday charged the state government with not taking adequate measures despite Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's warning in 2006 about the impending water crisis in the state.

April 23rd, 2009 California farmers to get slight drought reliefFRESNO, Calif. — Farmers in California's drought-stricken agricultural basin finally will get a meager supply of federal water to nurture their crops this summer.