On the water front
A one-week delay in the monsoon’s arrival has laid bare the precariousness of India’s water situation. The images of thousands of Chennai residents running after water tankers were telecast by BBC and
Central Water Commission (CWC)
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Flood scene grim, 3 lakh hit
Brahmaputra flowing above danger level throughout Upper Assam; Train movement hampered; Army pressed into rescue operation The flood situation in the State continued to deteriorate on Thursday, affecting
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Odisha says no to Chhattisgarh’s canal link proposal
Odisha has declined permission to the proposal of a 54-km link canal for diversion of 85 million cubic metre water from Mahanadi to Tandula dam in neighbouring Chhattisgarh. The State government, in
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Depleting glaciers threat to power projects, water sources
Glaciers in the Himalayan region are retreating following climate change which can lead to water scarcity for the people living downstream areas. The depleting glaciers can trigger the Glacial Lake Outburst
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Centre planning to take up Yamuna project: Uma Bharti
The Centre has said that it is planning to take up works pertaining to cleaning of the Yamuna river, in addition to the existing scope of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) project. Replying
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Flood in West Bengal: Discharge from dams continue, toll mounts to 69
Overall, nearly 52 lakh people have been affected till now. On Sunday, the Army joined the relief and rescue operations in the state. With fresh discharge of water from barrages and continuing high
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Polavaram irrigation project by 2018
Visakhapatnam: The ministry of water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation (MoWR) has said that the lifeline of Andhra Pradesh, prestigious Polavaram irrigation project is scheduled to be
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MHA to Monitor Landslide Dams to Avoid Any Disaster
The threat of severe earthquakes in the Himalayan region close on the heels of the devastating one in Nepal, as indicated by several scientific studies, has prompted India to put hundreds of landslide
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No nod for dams that hinder environmental flow of rivers: Uma
The Central Water Commission (CWC) has been directed not to give permission for dam projects that hinder environmental flow of rivers, Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti today said. Bharti, who
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State fast-tracks Mekedatu drinking water project
DPR to be ready in three months, says minister Works on the KRS dam would be taken up in the next six months. As the century-old dam has been built using limestone, it has developed cracks. DH file photo
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Landslides damage houses, roads in Arunachal
A series of landslides triggered by incessant rains in the past three days have damaged houses and disrupted surface communication in Arunachal Pradesh with the state capital receiving over 100 mm rain