Order of National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Kamlesh Roj Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 21/01/2025. The issue raised in the application are protection of historical Hingonia Dam from the encroachment from the local residence violating the environmental norms and damaging the area …
Nairobi — Residents of Garsen Constituency have called on the government to intervene and ensure the Kenya Electricity Generating Company Limited (KENGEN) compensates them for the death of seven people and destruction of property worth millions. Appearing before the Departmental Committee on Energy, the residents accused KENGEN of releasing water …
The Myanmar government must undertake reforms in its hydropower sector to prevent dam projects from negatively impacting rural ethnic minority communities in southeastern Kayin state, where electrification rates are lowest in the nation, according to a report issued by two ethnic Karen NGOs. The 31-page report titled “Development or Destruction? …
Tanzania has had to defend the proposed Stiegler Gorge power project to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) at the 42nd meeting of the World Heritage Committee, in Bahrain. The multi-billion project, which is expected to generate 2,100MW after the construction of a large dam along the …
A multi-agency committee to spearhead the resettlement of victims of the Solai dam tragedy has been constituted. The committee, which will be headed by Rift Valley Regional Commissioner Mongo Chimwaga (pictured), was commissioned in Solai on Tuesday and mandated to ensure that the affected in Nyakinyua, Energy and Nyandarua villages …
CONTRARY to previous reports by environmentalists, the new Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for the 2,100 megawatts - Rufiji Hydropower Project at Stigler’s Gorge has shown recoverable effects, confirming government’s forecasts to start construction work later next month. EIA report is a crucial stage towards implementing the decades-long unexecuted project …
Steady winter rains over the last week have substantially eased Cape Town’s worst drought in a century, replenishing reservoirs for the western Cape region of South Africa to levels well above last year’s, officials said on Monday. Dam levels have risen to 31.5 percent as of this week compared with …
Faced with land acquisition hassles, the Maharashtra government has finally come up with a policy to let private players set up floating solar plants on water bodies like rivers and dams in the state. In the first phase, six companies, including Tata Power and other smaller players, have won the …
With rapid melting of glaciers in the Himalaya region, water level of Beas has increased manifold, prompting the dam authorities of Larji and Pandoh dams to open its floodgates to release additional water. The dam authorities have raised an alert for the residents and the tourists visiting in the region …
Malaria transmission – associated with morbidity, mortality and constraining economic development – has been reduced by more than 40% in Africa in the twenty-first century. Large dams, essential to achieving Africa’s development goals, have nonetheless created a set of local conditions that have defied the broader twenty-first century progress. Dams …
RANCHI: The state capital has been facing a severe water crisis since Sunday when lightning struck the power supply system, affecting filtration and supply of water from Rukka dam. Officials said attempts are being made to restore water supply as soon as possible. Till Wednesday evening, the situation remained unchanged. …
A multi-agency report released by the Ministry of Interior and Co-ordination of National Government has revealed that the location of Patel Dam contributed highly to the tragedy that left 47 people dead. The report released by the ministry yesterday revealed that the affected persons were badly exposed to the danger …
Two were killed, and more than 100 families displaced after three dams burst. [Robert Kiplagat, Standard] Two people have died and more than 100 families left homeless after water spilled from three dams, submerging homes in Nairagie Enkare in Narok East sub-county. The waters submerged at least five churches, destroyed …
Dar es Salaam — Contrary to initial reports, the government has said that an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Stiegler's Gorge hydroelectric project that was published in 2009 will not be used to guide the project, instead, a new assessment was done and has already been concluded. Minister of …
Nairobi — The Water Resources Authority (WRA) is set to review the permits of all dam proprietors to ascertain their legal status, stability and safety. According to the Authority, the aim of the exercise will be to identify those dams at a high risk of breaching, to mitigate any negative …
A massive hydropower station under construction by a Chinese company in Zambia has created nearly 10,000 jobs for low-income locals and promises to ease severe power shortage in the underdeveloped southern African country. Zambia, like many other African countries, is facing severe power shortage, where only 25 percent of its …
Officials say all 40 persons reported missing from the deadly Solai dam incident have been accounted for.The European Union is giving $1.8m in emergency aid to help families affected by the deadly dam burst in Kenya. At least 45 people died in Nakuru County during the incident, which occurred after …
Nairobi — Even before Kenyans know what is ailing Ndakaini dam, a lifeline for the largest city in East Africa, Nairobi, residents of Murang'a County where it is located, want a share of the water. The residents say despite the 70 million cubic metres capacity dam being right at the …
The doomsday scenario of Cape Town’s taps running dry has been averted this year, after its 4 million residents slashed their water consumption and supply was cut off to farmers, but the crisis confronting South Africa’s second-biggest city is far from over. The city’s six main dams are now on …
Technical talks between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over a disputed dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile river failed to make a breakthrough, Egypt's foreign minister said on Monday, amid pressure for a deal before the project opens this year. Egypt and Ethiopia are at loggerheads over the construction of …
The water level in the Ndakaini Dam has risen to 46 per cent, giving hope to many city residents who have had to contend with rationing. The dam supplies more than 80 per cent of Nairobi's water consumption. The Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC) has said rationing will …
