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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Ukhand to be compensated if Loharinag hydel project is scrapped
New Delhi: As an GoM meets on Tuesday to decide the fate of 600-mw Loharinag Pala hydel power project in Uttarakhand, the Centre has said the state would be adequately compensated in case the project is scrapped.
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Centre asks Madhya Pradesh to submit rehabilitation plan for dam oustees
NEW DELHI: The Centre has asked the Madhya Pradesh Government to submit a plan for rehabilitation of families affected by the Maheshwar hydro-electric project coming up in the State. This is in response to the State Government's request for Prime Minister's intervention to allow construction of the dam that was suspended for non-compliance of environmental and rehabilitation norms.
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Rehabilitation of canal network top priority of State Govt to conserve groundwater
Abhijit Prashar | Chandigarh
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Manmohan urged to send GoM to Narmada Valley
NEW DELHI: The Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to send a high-level Group of Ministers to the Narmada Valley to assess
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Polavaram design gets CM go-ahead
Hyderabad, May 11: The Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, on Tuesday directed the irrigation department not to make any changes in the designs of the Polavaram multi-purpose project and take steps to complete it by 2014.
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Maheshwar dam gets partial nod
Under pressure from the PMO, the ministr of environment and forest (MoEF) has given the gree signal to partial construc tion of the Maheshwar dam The Central Water Com mission had warned th MoEF that some parts o the project, including th seven gates that are now under construction, need t be completed in order t prevent the danger of flood ing during the monsoons.
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Maheshwar dam work to resume partially
Priscilla Jebaraj Under pressure from the Madhya Pradesh government and the Prime Minister's office (PMO), the Ministry of Environment and Forests has decided to allow partial construction of the Maheshwar dam to resume, modifying its own suspension order.
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Govt may revive hydel project on Bhagirathi
Kalpana Jain / New Delhi May 01, 2010, 1:58 IST The government is taking a fresh look at the 600 Mw Loharinag-Pala hydel project on the Bhagirathi river following an expert committee report cautioning against stopping work at an advanced stage, as it might be disastrous for an active seismic zone. Work on it was suspended last year.
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AP against increase in height of Almatti dam
Hyderabad, April 20: The Andhra Pradesh government on Tuesday strongly objected to Karnataka
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Pranahitha irrigation project gets clearance
This project is seen to be a major boon for the drought-prone Telangana region. The Centre and the Central Water Commission (CWC) have given in-principle clearance for the Rs 40,300-crore mega Pranahitha Sujala Sravanthi Irrigation Project, considered to be biggest ever planned in the country.