Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akhilesh Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/05/2025. The matter related to illegal mining activites carried out by Jai Maa Chandrika Enterprises, Rajendra Nagar, village Kabari, district Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The applicant also alleged about illegal sale …
Developmental characteristics of dam-break research on earth-rock dam were reviewed and nowadays researchers emphasized corporation and paid more attention to quantitative description, multiple processes coupling and system integration in research. Combining with most concerned problems in dam safety management (DSM), achievements were reviewed in three fields: causal factors of disasters, …
National Register of Large Dam (NRLD) is a compilation of the dams in the country prepared as per information received from the State Government/Authority concerned. The lists of dams have been regrouped as per their location within the territory of a State. At present there are 5254 completed large dams …
National Register of Large Dam (NRLD) is a compilation of the large dams in the country prepared as per information received from the State Government / Authority concerned. The lists of dams have been regrouped as per their location within the territory of a State. At present there are 4861 …
Even with the present height of about 122 meters, the team finds that many families have not been recognised as submergence zone families A Central fact finding committee has warned against increasing the height of Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada river in Gujarat, saying that it could lead to …
Taking exception to the Union Environment Ministry entertaining Kerala’s proposal for carrying out an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to construct a new Mullaiperiyar dam in Idukki district, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday said it is violative of the Supreme Court’s May 7, 2014 verdict. She urged Prime Minister Narendra …
The KMSS has said that the experts' committee on Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border is divided in its opinion on the dam - while the local experts are against the dam with its present blueprint, the experts deputed by the Centre are in favour of going …
National Register of Large Dam (NRLD) is a compilation of the large dams in the country prepared as per information received from the State Government / Authority concerned. The lists of dams have been regrouped as per their location within the territory of a State. The sole purpose of the …
With the water level in the Mullaperiyar dam touching the contentious 142 foot mark, the the Kerala Government today urged Tamil Nadu to “understand” its concerns over the dam’s stability, while indicating that it had no problems sharing water with its neighbour. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy reiterated his government’s stand …
China has announced that it has completed a major hydropower dam on the Brahmaputra, called Yarlung Zangbo, in Tibet. The dam is bound to enhance fears in India and Bangladesh about flash floods and related risks like landslides involving lives of millions of people downstream. India has repeatedly expressed concern …
China today partly commissioned its largest hydropower station in Tibet, built on the Brahmaputra river, that could restrict the flow of water in the major river in the riparian regions in India and Bangladesh. The first generating unit of the 9.6 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) Zangmu Hydropower Station, which is …
Villagers of Kunigal taluk in Tumkur district dreaded a private company which was on the verge of commencing mining in the area, posing a threat to a dam built by Sir MVisvesvaraya at Markonahalli in 1940.But they can rest easy following the state government's decision not to grant any quarrying …
Mosul dam is one of the biggest hydraulic structures in Iraq. It is located on Tigris River north Iraq and was selected as a case study to predict flood disasters caused by a hypothetical Mosul dam failure due to its foundation defect in which the dam had been survive since …
Mosul Dam is located on the Tigris river, 50 Km NW of Mosul; it is 113 m in height, 3.4 Km in length, 10 m wide in its crest and has a storage capacity of 11.1 billion cubic meters. It is an earth fill dam, constructed on bedrocks of Fat’ha …
Maharashtra is a water stressed State and depends heavily on rainfall and the vagaries of monsoon cause frequent drought in many areas of the State. Irrigation projects are important as they store rainwater for use throughout the year. The Water Resources Department, Government of Maharashtra deals with construction and management …
Budget Overshoots Estimates By Nearly Rs 70,000Cr A Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report has found the structural strength of 348 large dams suspect as they have not been inspected for over a decade. This is despite the fact that the government spent Rs 70,000 crore more than the estimates, …
The bill was approved amid stiff opposition from TRS, BJD and some other parties A controversial bill which paves the way for the Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh by merging some villages and mandals of Telangana with Seemandhra was approved in the Lok Sabha today, amid stiff opposition from TRS, …
The Centre announced that the construction of the 2,000-MW project would resume within a week Several anti-mega dam organisations in Assam have vowed to resist any move by the Centre to resume construction of 2,000-MW Lower Subansiri hydroelectric project of the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation at Gerukamukh along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh …
Acting on its June 12 order raising the height of Sardar Sarovar dam in Gujarat, the Narmada Control Authority (NCA) has issued an order giving permission to the Sardar Sarovar Nigam Limited (SSNL) to kick off construction work at the project site. SSNL will now be able to carry out …
The Assam Public Works (APW) made it clear on Monday that it would never compromise with the safety and security of the people of Assam in connection with the construction of the Lower Subansiri Hydel Power Project. The project along the Assam–Arunachal Pradesh border is undertaken by the NHPC. Talking …
