NHPC enacts plan as Salal reservoir's capacity in Jammu & Kashmir shrinks 96% due to siltationDecades after sediment management facilities were disabled under the Indus Waters Treaty, the Salal power station's reservoir storage has p...
22 Feb, 2026, 09.21 PM IST
Ports, Shipping and Waterways Ministry approves Rs 46.47 lakh dredged sediment reuse projectAccording to a statement by the ministry on Saturday, the project has been sanctioned at an estimated cost of Rs 46,47,380. The 'Valorizati...
13 Jul, 2024, 02.01 PM IST
Microcap rallies over 6% after order book balloons to mcapThe latest award took the order book of the company to Rs 250 crore, which is equivalent to the company's latest market cap. The company ex...
02 Jun, 2022, 10.50 AM IST
NGT refuses total ban on dredging in Tamil Nadu, says resources of nature be used scientificallyResources of Mother Nature should be used in a scientific manner by a human being so that it can be available not only for the present gene...
21 May, 2021, 05.26 PM IST
No timeline given for extracting wedged ship from Suez CanalThe massive Ever Given, a Panama-flagged ship that carries cargo between Asia and Europe, got stuck in a single-lane stretch of the canal, ...
28 Mar, 2021, 06.50 AM IST
Assam Congress objects to dredging BrahmaputraCongress stated that dredging the entire length of the Brahmaputra 'will not be a feasible option for mitigating the flood and erosion haza...
15 Sep, 2017, 12.30 PM IST
Standalone dredging in Brahmaputra will be futile: River Science expert"The Rs 400 cr that the Centre has sanctioned for dredging the Brahmaputra will go down the drain unless the catchment area treatment is fi...
30 Jul, 2017, 12.00 AM IST
Centre should immediately "reform" DVC: Mamata BanerjeeThe problem that West Bengal faces is that the water released by the DVC barrages every year when it rains heavily in Jharkhand create a fl...
26 Jul, 2017, 09.04 PM IST
Assam to start dredging of Brahmaputra to combat flood,erosionAccording to an official release, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal held a meeting with officials of the Dredging Corporation of India Limi...
23 Aug, 2016, 11.00 PM IST
Government exploring alternative route for Sethusamudram projectThe channel's width at this location is about 125 mt and the depth 2.13 mt. Only during high tide this critical channel can be negotiated.
27 Nov, 2014, 01.42 PM IST
Don't permit sand mining in name of Yamuna dredging: National Green Tribunal to Delhi Jal BoardThe Tribunal had directed Delhi govt to stop illegal mining being carried out without requisite environmental clearance at Wazirabad & Jaga...
09 Oct, 2014, 05.58 PM IST
Scientists oppose Nitin Gadkari's idea of dredging YamunaDredging of rivers and making them navigable, which the new government is planning, can have several impacts on the delicate riparian ecosy...
22 Aug, 2014, 11.59 AM IST
DCI plans to raise funds from potential ports to buy dredgersState-run Dredging Corporation of India is mulling to raise funds from potential ports for purchasing new dredgers in future.
08 Mar, 2013, 06.45 PM IST
- Government finds flaw with own appointed panel to study the feasibility of Sethusamudram project
If dredging has to commence again, it will be a fresh start due to the accumulated sedimentation due to the littoral drift and the seasonal...
04 Mar, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
- Dredging Corporation to induct four more dredgers
DCI was also taking action for placing orders for two 9000 cum Trailer Suction Hopper Dredgers during the 12th Plan period, Vasan said.
22 Dec, 2012, 08.04 PM IST
- Jayalalithaa should approach competent authority on Ram Sethu: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has asked former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa to approach competent authorities for declaring the Ram Sethu '...
28 Jan, 2008, 08.54 PM IST
- Sethusamudram Project: It's all a matter of faith
When the Sethusamudram project was revived, for the nth time, environmentalists expressed their concern that it would cost far more than th...
09 Oct, 2007, 04.11 AM IST