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
Residents of all municipalities in West Bengal will have to pay for the water they are supplied, the state public health engineering minister said today. In Calcutta-- the only place in the state
The South Korean government plans to build about 30 midsized multipurpose dams across the country by the year 2011 to more effectively cope with future downpours as well as secure stable supply of
The formation of an ox-bow lake in Kerala - a rare natural phenomenon in this part of the world - has aroused the interest of environmentalists who plan to delve deeper into it and prevent its
The world's wettest spot is hit by an acute water shortage. In fact, the area is showing signs of desertification. Mawsynram, a mountainous tribal hamlet in Meghalaya, shot into international
Three Gorges dam can not protect the region : Probe International issues a special report today dismissing the argument that the Three Gorges Project could have protected the Yangtze basin from
Persons filling up ponds to build houses, and their agents, will be fined Rs two lakhs or sentenced to two years of imprisonment or both. The state government's latest directive says that the
Ambitious efforts to solve energy shortages and control flooding have transformed China into the world's largest hydro-power market. China surpassed the United States in terms of total capacity of
Political opposition threatens to derail India's first private water supply project in Pune. Financial institutions (FIs) who have committed over Rs 300 crore for Rs 750 crore project, are worried
The Gujarat Infrastructure Development board (GIDB) in a meeting held at Gandhinagar on Monday decided to set up a new Water Supply Grid Corporation that would prepare a full-scale Rs 4,700 crore
The hydel power policy, to be announced shortly proposes to allow a 25 per cent higher sale rate for generation during the peak period and a new commercial power sharing formula for projects in the
