Dam Safety Bill gets nod from CCEA
It is set to be reintroduced in Parliament after several unsuccessful bids to clear it The Centre is set to introduce the Dam Safety Bill, 2019 in Parliament after it was cleared by the Union Cabinet
Dams/ Irrigaion
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Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding proposed reconstruction of Kas dam, Satara, Maharashtra, 09/02/2017
<p>Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Satara Municipal Council Vs Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change dated 09/02/2017 regarding environmental
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Longer wait for final word on Myitsone dam project
The struggle goes on over whether the controversial Myitsone dam and other hydropower projects along the Ayeyarwady River should be built, following indications that further reports on the projects are
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Damned if you do
The greatest of all South-East Asia’s waterways and the world’s 12th-longest river, the Mekong, is a natural wonder that ties together the destinies of half a dozen countries. Born from snowmelt at over
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Gogoi urges PM to take up dam issue with China
GUWAHATI, Nov 30 – Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has called upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take up the issue of construction of dams on the Brahmaputra river with China. In a memorandum to Modi, Gogoi
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Kenya: Sh220 Million Irrigation Project for Tharaka
The government plans to build an irrigation scheme in Tharaka Nithi county worth Sh220 million. Mbogoni irrigation scheme will cover 100 hectares and serve 500 farmers. The project includes infrastructure
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Nepal-India meet on Pancheshwar begins today
KATHMANDU: A Nepal-India meeting dedicated to development of 5,600 MW Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project is being held in Kathmandu for the first time after a decade, during which officials of both the countries
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Rawat favours small dams to solve drinking water problem
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat has directed the authorities to expedite irrigation and flood-control projects on the banks of rivers in the state. The chief minister asked them to complete the
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Small dams approved for Karak
KARAK: District development advisory committee (DDAC) chairman MPA Gul Sahib Khan Khattak on Thursday announced construction of five small dams in Lakani area of Karak tehsil and said that drinking water
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Chopra panel report recommends ‘no dams in paraglacial regions’
Uttarakhand has 76 dams in the ecologically fragile regions. The Chopra Committee, which studied the impact of receding glaciers on hydroelectric power projects (HEPs), has in its report objected to the