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Jabalpur boat tragedy: New video shows scramble for life jackets moments before disasterA new video shows passengers scrambling for life jackets as a boat capsized in Jabalpur's Bargi Dam, claiming nine lives. Survivors allege ...- A silent crisis is brewing in India. And it could hit millions by 2050A study by IISER Bhopal warns that dams and reservoirs in India have lost nearly half their storage due to sedimentation, cutting power gen...
- Selfies on the edge: Tourists swarm Karnataka's Harangi dam as waters rise, but safety is nowhere in sight; Official inaction flaggedThe Harangi reservoir, now a popular tourist spot due to its full water level and floodwater release, faces safety concerns as visitors ris...
- Punjab Assembly holds special session to oppose water release to HaryanaPunjab Legislative Assembly convened a special session to address water sharing issues with Haryana after the BBMB's decision to release ad...
- Mullaperiyar Dam row: SC asks supervisory panel to resolve issues raised by Tamil NaduThe Supreme Court has directed the newly-appointed Mullaperiyar Dam safety panel to address repair and maintenance issues raised by Tamil N...
- 1,065 large dams 50-100 years old, 224 are over a century old: GovtIndia has 6,138 completed large dams, with 224 over a century old and 1,065 between 50 and 100 years old. To address aging dam safety, the ...
- Karnataka HC bans mining activity around KRS dam, pending studyThe High Court of Karnataka on Monday imposed a ban on mining and blasting activities within a 20-km radius of the Krishna Raja Sagara (KRS...
- Hydropower projects fuelling disasters in Himalayas: ExpertsConstruction of hydropower projects in the fragile Himalayan region is leading to disasters, according to environmental experts and activis...
- HP govt to take action against 21 dam managements for violation of safety normsThe Indian state of Himachal Pradesh has declared that 21 out of 23 dams within its borders have violated safety standards. The state has b...
- Fresh review of Mullaperiyar Dam's safety now due, required to be undertaken: SC toldIn a status report filed in the top court, the CWC and the supervisory committee have said that aspects pertaining to the safety of dam wer...
- Inter-State worry down, dam safety upGlobal warming and rising variability in rainfall call for heightened capacity for storage reservoirs, focused watershed management and reg...
- Parliament winter session: Agenda for MondayThe winter session of the Indian Parliament commenced on Monday with three bills listed for consideration and passing.
- Tamil Naud Assembly resolution urges Centre to 'keep in abeyance' Dam Safety billThe resolution moved by Palaniswami said the Dam Safety Bill 2018 had provisions that could "affect Tamil Nadu's rights" as well as impact ...
- Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami requests PM Modi to keep dam safety bill in abeyanceThe Tamil Nadu government urged the Centre to keep in abeyance its decision to enact a Dam Safety Bill, recalling it had earlier raised som...
- Cabinet approves Dam Safety BillThe Bill provides for establishment of National Dam Safety Authority as a regulatory body which shall discharge functions to implement the ...
- Supreme Court quashes Kerala law on Mullaperiyar damBench headed by Chief Justice R M Lodha directed the Kerala government not to implement the Kerala Irrigation and Water Conservation (Amend...
- Dam-break analysis on Mullaperiyar completed: Kerala governmentGoing ahead with its crisis management programme for the Mullaperiyar dam, the Kerala govt said it has completed the 'dam-break analysis' a...
- Mullaiperiyar dam: Home Minister P Chidambaram withdraws remarks referring to by-electionsChidambaram today withdrew his remarks referring to by-elections in the context of the Mullaiperiyar dam issue which has created a furore i...
- Jayalalithaa questions Manmohan Singh's silence on Mullaperiyar dam rowStepping up her attack against the Centre, Jayalalithaa today accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of remaining silent on the Mullaperiyar...
- Mullaperiyar Dam: Oommen Chandy to meet PM today, VS Achuthanandan to fast on Dec 7In an attempt to find a solution to the vexing issue, Chandy would write to his counter part in TN about the danger posed by the dam.
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