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Subansiri project cost goes up by Rs 1200 cr
Guwahati: The total cost of NHPC’S Subansiri project in Assam has gone up by about Rs 1,200 crore due to forced suspension of work since December 2011, following agitation by a section of stakeholders
Dams/ Irrigation
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Villagers lay siege to work at hydro project in Kangra
The construction work on the 25-MW Keiu Hydro Project being executed on the Lamba Dug river in the Chhota Bhangal area of the Palampur region came to a standstill today following a massive protest by local
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Balco helps water flow into barren lands in Chhattisgarh
Aluminium major's initiative helps farmers to take second crop Premsai Kanwar, a small farmer in Dondro village of Korba district, had never dreamt of taking a second crop in his field. Lack of irrigation facility literally made his land barren after taking the kharif paddy crop.
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Large Dams Cost Double Original Budget, Oxford Researchers Say
Large dams run 96 percent over budget on average, according to a University of Oxford study based on projects in 65 countries including Brazil and China. The study, to be published today in the journal
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Subansiri project cost escalates
The total cost of NHPC’S Subansiri project has gone up by about Rs 1,200 crore due to forced suspension of work since December 2011, following agitation by a section of stakeholders on grounds of safety-related
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Rs 170 cr for irrigation projects
Brij Behari Lal Butail, Speaker of the state Assembly, said in the current financial year the state government had allocated Rs 170 crore for different irrigation projects in Kangra district. He stated
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Allow us to pump water from BML, Haryana pleads in SC
Punjab, Rajasthan oppose state’s plea on using Hansi-Butana canal Citing Centre’s alert on possible drought in 2014 due to the El Nino effect, Haryana today pleaded in the Supreme Court for using the 109-km Hansi-Butana canal by pumping water from the Bakhra Mainline (BML).
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National Green Tribunal seeks reply in three weeks on Subansiri dam
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has given an ultimatum of three weeks to the Assam government to file its reply on the Lower Subansiri Hydro Electric Power (LSHEP) dam on Monday. Earlier, the tribunal
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WAPDA expedites work on construction of small dams
The Water and Power Development Authority has expedited the work on constructing small dams to irrigate over 130‚000 acres of land in various areas of the country. A WAPDA official said Nai Gaj Dam
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Solidaridad to launch farmwater projects in 10 States
International organisation Solidaridad, and Hindustan Unilever Foundation, community development initiative of Hindustan Unilever, have joined hands for a ₹27-crore water efficiency project for commercial