India warns Pakistan of likely flooding in Sutlej amid heavy rains: SourcesIndia has alerted Pakistan about the high likelihood of flooding in the Sutlej River due to continuous rainfall and the release of excess w...
02 Sep, 2025, 09.32 PM IST
No Sutlej, Beas water to Pakistan except in rains: GovernmentIndia does not typically release water from the Sutlej and Beas rivers to Pakistan, except during rare instances in the monsoon season. Thi...
07 Feb, 2025, 12.39 AM IST
India completely stops Ravi river water flow to Pakistan. Historical context and significanceThe completion of the Shahpur Kandi barrage has diverted water from the Ravi river which will benefit Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab. This pr...
26 Feb, 2024, 08.47 AM IST
Around 100,000 people evacuated due to floods in PakistanAround 100,000 people have been evacuated from flooded villages in Pakistan's Punjab province, emergency services said on Wednesday. Severa...
23 Aug, 2023, 02.06 PM IST
China initiates process of sharing hydrological data for Sutlej, 10 days before scheduled dateAccording to an agreement signed between the two countries, China shares hydrological data of the Brahmaputra and Sutlej rivers with India ...
22 May, 2020, 05.38 PM IST
China begins sharing hydrological data for Brahmaputra for monsoon seasonIt is also expected to start sharing data on the Sutlej river from June 1, the start of monsoon season in the country.
20 May, 2019, 10.04 PM IST
China again alerts India about possible floods in BrahmaputraThe alert of a landslide and subsequent formation of an artificial lake was informed to India late Monday evening separately through diplom...
31 Oct, 2018, 04.28 PM IST
'China begins sharing data on Brahmaputra, Sutlej rivers'For the Brahmaputra river, data was shared by China from May 15, while it started sharing data for the Sutlej from June 1. The move comes a...
10 Jun, 2018, 11.54 AM IST
No hydrological data from China in 2017, India monitoring water flow in trans-border riversThe Chinese side did not provide these data in 2017 and the issue was also taken up with Beijing, which had conveyed that non-provision of ...
14 Mar, 2018, 08.00 PM IST
River data to flow again as India, China defuse conflictsThe two neighbours have a bilateral arrangement under which China shares with India hydrological data on cross-border rivers between May 15...
08 Mar, 2018, 11.17 PM IST
Indus civilisation did not develop around flowing river: ScientistsThe Indus or Harappan Civilisation was a Bronze Age society that developed from 5,300 to 3,300 years ago, at about the same time as urban c...
29 Nov, 2017, 06.27 PM IST
India hasn’t received flood data from China: MEA spokesperson Raveesh KumarChina has also blocked a tributary of the Brahmaputra river in Tibet as part of the construction of its hydro project, which is causing con...
19 Aug, 2017, 12.05 AM IST
Punjab to release gharials in rivers to promote eco-tourismPunjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Friday approved release of gharials in Sutlej and Beas rivers in the state to promote eco-tour...
11 May, 2015, 05.48 PM IST
- Rising silt hits 3 hydel plants in Himachal Pradesh
High silt level in the rivers of Himachal has forced the closure of 3 hydro-power projects resulting in stoppage of around 3,000MW to north...
21 Aug, 2012, 11.14 AM IST
- Army called in for rescue operations in flood-hit Punjab
Army has been called in for rescue operations in the flood-affected areas along the Sutlej River in Punjab.
17 Aug, 2008, 03.26 PM IST
- Nathpa Jhakri power plant remains closed
The Nathpa Jhakri hydro-power project in Himachal Pradesh remained closed for the fifth day on Friday as the silt content of the Sutlej riv...
28 Jul, 2006, 04.30 PM IST
- Natpha Jhakri remains closed for third day
The country's largest hydro-power project, the 1500 MW Nathpa-Jhakri project remained closed for the third day today due to high level of s...
26 Jul, 2006, 11.00 PM IST