Dams/ Irrigation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of environmental norms by a tyre pyrolysis plant, village Sakauti, Shamli, Uttar Pradesh, 28/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Amit Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant has raised a grievance against setting up of a tyre pyrolysis plant by M/s Adideva Carbon LLP. According to the applicant, the tyre pyrolysis plant has …

Chhattisgarh to get pending Rs 828 cr fund for irrigation projects

Raipur: Chhattisgarh will soon get a fund of Rs 828 crore from the Centre to complete the ongoing and pending irrigation projects in the state, an official spokesperson said here on Tuesday. Hailing the state government's efforts to boost irrigation facilities, Union Minister for Water Resources and River Development Uma …

Implementation roadmap for Karnataka micro irrigation policy

This GGGI developed Implementation Roadmap aims to help the State of Karnataka, India, assess the current status and potential of micro irrigation implementation, appropriate financing and institutional mechanisms that optimize government investments. The Implementation Roadmap was developed in support of the Green Growth Strategy for Karnataka, which was adopted in …

How to develop sustainable irrigation projects with private sector participation

The use of irrigation in the agricultural sector, when combined appropriately with other inputs, has been key to increasing the productivity of agricultural production around the world - a vital factor in helping governments to manage the growing demand for food caused by demographic pressures and changing dietary habits. Governments, …

How to develop sustainable irrigation projects with private sector participation

The use of irrigation in the agricultural sector, when combined appropriately with other inputs, has been key to increasing the productivity of agricultural production around the world - a vital factor in helping governments to manage the growing demand for food caused by demographic pressures and changing dietary habits. Governments, …

No water: Rabi sowing down by 40% in Saurashtra

Ahmedabad: Sowing for rabi season is nearing its end. Data released by the state's agriculture department, however, shows a 40% drop in land cultivated this season in Saurashtra. Overall, in the state, too, sowing for rabi season is down by 1.87 lakh hectare or 15% of the 33.68 lakh hectare …

Chile upholds approval of Cuervo hydroelectric project amid protest

Chilean ministerial committee upheld on Monday the environmental permit for Energia Austral's Cuervo hydroelectric dams, dismissing nearly a dozen complaints filed against the controversial project by environmental and citizens' groups. Energia Austral, a joint venture between mining and trading company Glencore Plc and Australian power producer Origin Energy, received the …

Ethiopia rejects new Egyptian suggestions on renaissance dam structure

Ethiopia has rejected Egypt’s suggestion to redesign parts of the water outlets of the controversial Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD), an Ethiopian official disclosed here Thursday. The Public Relations Director at the Ethiopian Ministry of Water and Irrigation Bizuneh Tolcha told the state media that Egypt has sought an increase on …

National register of large dams 2016

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 …

East Africa: Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt Reach Agreement On Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)

Ministers of water and foreign affairs of Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt on Tuesday (December 29) have reached agreements pertaining to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) following 3-day talks in Khartoum. The Agreement was one step forward towards finalizing and reaching agreement on the nomination of the two consultancy firms …

Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan sign new Grand Renaissance Dam agreement

Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan signed an agreement on Tuesday finalizing the two firms tasked with carrying out studies on the potential impact of Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam on the flow of the Nile, their foreign and water ministers said. The three countries had initially picked French firm BRL and Dutch …

Governor to launch Neeru-Pragathi today

Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan would inaugurate the Neeru - Pragathi meeting scheduled to be held in Anantapur on Tuesday (December 29), Irrigation Minister Devineni Umamaheswara Rao said on Monday. Addressing the media in the State guest house here, the Minister said that Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, along with 20,000 farmers …

$21.7M Korea-funded dam to reduce Isabela flooding

ILAGAN CITY, Isabela: In a bid to combat the effects of climate change such as flooding, a South Korean multi-million dollar irrigation water project called Pasa Dam in the northern part of Isabela is almost half-way to completion, against an extended target date in 2017. The Pasa Small Reservoir Irrigation …

Nile nations restart talks on controversial dam

The Foreign ministers of Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan are locked in a decisive meeting in Khartoum to iron out their technical differences regarding the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the River Nile. The meeting began on Sunday amid tension over media reports suggesting that Ethiopia has started the second …

Mullaperiyar safety: Kerala to move Supreme Court against Tamil Nadu

Oommen Chandy to seek intervention of Narendra Modi and Uma Bharti on the dam issue As heavy rain brought the water level in the Mullaperiyar dam closer to the permissible limit of 142 feet, the Kerala government told the Assembly on Tuesday that it was preparing to move the Supreme …

…In Maharashtra, a thirsty village waits for CM

Some 6,200 drought-hit villages have benefited from the programme but Fetri, which Fadnavis adopted two months ago under the Adarsh Gram Yojana, makes do with water that is supplied on alternate days. One Place in Maharashtra that could use Jalyukta Shivar, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’s flagship water programme, is the …

Three more Chinese dams on Brahmaputra

510 MW Zangmu hydel project became operational in October: Sushma China has approved the construction of three more dams on the Brahmaputra river in Tibet region apart from the Zangmu hydroelectric project that started operations in October, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Thursday. "The 'Outline of the 12th …

Financial aspects of irrigation projects in India

This publication presents data on financial aspects in respect of Major, Medium Irrigation and Multipurpose projects, Minor Irrigation projects, Command Area Development Programme as available in the Finance Accounts of the Union and State Governments brought out by Comptroller and Auditor General of India and Accountant General of respective States. …

Maharashtra regulatory body upholds decision to release water

The Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (MWRRA) upheld the decision of the Godavari Marathwada Irrigation Development Corporation (GMIDC) to release 12.84 TMC water from upstream dams in Ahmednagar and districts for the Jayakwadi irrigation project. The body has also ordered implementation of the GGMIDC order dated October 17, asking upstream …

Brazil dam burst: BHP boss to inspect disaster zone with dozens still missing

The boss of BHP Billiton will arrive in Brazil on Monday to see at first-hand the devastation wrought by the collapse of a dam at an iron ore mine co-owned by the company that has left at least two dead and dozens missing. Three days after the rupturing of two …

Rs 3,000cr for water projects in Rayalaseema

VIJAYAWADA: Asserting that tackling the water crisis in the state is top on the government's agenda, finance minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu said an additional sum of Rs 3,000 crore would be released to complete the pending irrigation projects in Rayalaseema region. He said that the government is pooling another Rs 2,000 …

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