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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Centre orders probe into Farakka gate collapse
The Centre on Thursday ordered a probe into the circumstances leading to the collapse of two sluice gates of Farakka Barrage, which reportedly led to excess water flow to neighbouring Bangladesh. The order
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Tamil Nadu agreed to new dam proposal in 1979: Premachandran
N.K. Premachandran, former Water Resources Minister, said here on Monday that Tamil Nadu had agreed in principle to the proposal for a new dam at Mullaperiyar way back as 1979. At the suggestion of the Central Water Commission, both Tamil Nadu and Kerala had agreed for a new dam and a joint proposal had been submitted to the commission. However, the CWC had not pursued this. When asked, through a Right to Information query, the CWC had said that the proposal was not technically feasible.
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Mullaperiyar panel seeks more time to submit report
The five-member Empowered Committee (EC) headed by former Chief Justice of India A. S. Anand is seeking time from the Supreme Court till April 30 for submission of its final report on the safety of the
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All eyes on Centre to clear dam air - Delhi meet to resolve impasse
Guwahati, Feb. 5: The Union power ministry has called a meeting on Wednesday in Delhi to break the impasse over the 2,000-MW Lower Subansiri hydroelectric project. There has been no work at the project
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GVK arm gets green nod to raise J&K hydro project capacity
The Ministry of Environment and Forests gave a green signal to Ratle Hydro Electric Project Pvt Ltd, a GVK Group company, to increase the capacity of its power project from 690 MW to 850 MW. Ratle Hydro
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Panel on Mullaperiyar to submit report to court by third week of February
Tamil Nadu wants it to maintain that dam will continue to serve its purpose The Surpeme Court-appointed Empowered Committee indicated on Tuesday that it would submit a report on the Mullaperiyar dam
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Erosion more serious than flood: Assam CM
GUWAHATI: Erosion was a graver problem in Assam compared to floods as it resulted in permanent land loss and crippled a family”, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said on Wednesday. “It is an area where much
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Teesta water-sharing: Expert panel meets CM
KOLKATA, 18 JAN: River expert Kalyan Rudra today said that few more issues have to be studied before submitting the report on sharing of the Teesta river water with Bangladesh. Mr Rudra heads the one-man
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DPR for flood management project soon
SHILLONG: The State Government is targeting to complete the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for tackling the flood problem faced by localities close to the Wahumkhrah River within March. “We want the DPR to be ready by March as it will allow the State Government to approach the Centre for allocation of funds for the flood management programme,” State Water Resources Minister AL Hek told reporters on Wednesday. While informing that the Government is intending to construct checks dams right from Umkaliar River upto Mawlai Bridge, Hek said that they are also planning to construct proper drains on the small streams which lead to Wahumkhrah.
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Rs 16cr to stem Dhubri erosion
Dhubri, Jan. 5: A Rs 14-crore project to protect villages along downstream Koimari to Moisa upto Chilarai bridge under Agomoni revenue circle of Dhubri district has been sanctioned by the Centre, while