National Register of Large (Specified) Dams is a compilation of the specified dams in the country prepared as per information received from the State Government /Authority concerned. As embark on a new
The Tarakzai tribals of Peshawar have threatened to blow up the Warsak dam, cutting off electricity to the whole of Punjab province, if power supply is not immediately restored to their areas facing
Malaysia's Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the government cannot commit itself to fully reimbursing outlay on construction of the deferred Bakun dam project in Borneo. Compensation to companies
Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) activists have opposed the Maheshwar hydel power project in Khargone district. Five members of the andolan have been on an indefinite fast at the project site since
The Ooty Lake situation is deteriorating with fish, which are abundant in the lake, reportedly being found dead in large numbers. Enquiries here reveal that toxic waste materials have been discharged
The committee of secretaries has recommended shelving of three major power projects worth Rs 5,000 crore. The projects include Farakka expansion phase -III, Koel Karo hydel project and Koel Karo
A little over five years after the passage of a series of sweeping legislation that paved the way for private and foreign participation on hydropower development, the Nepal government is now taking
The former Water Resources and Narmada Valley Development minister Sheetala Sahai has charged the State government of adopting short term policies in the area of water resource development and said
Bhutanese environmentalists are trying to save a lake, the shrinking of which local people believe would spell disaster for their community. The Shadilutso lake in the central part of the country is
The scenic Kolleru lake, one of the few largest freshwater inland lakes in the world, is fast becoming extinct, endangering a rich variety of animal and plant species, due to indiscriminate
The Janata Party president, Dr. Subramanian Swamy has urged the Tamil Nadu Government to bring out a "white paper" on the issue of raising Periyar Dam Water level to 152
