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Saudi Arabia is covered in sand, yet it imports millions of tons every year, and the reason lies in a tiny detail hidden in every grainSaudi Arabia imports sand from Australia for its massive construction projects. Desert sand is unsuitable for building concrete. River sand...- Centre betting big on Brahmaputra as economic lifeline: Minister Sarbananda SonowalThe Indian government is developing the Brahmaputra river into a major economic corridor. This initiative focuses on transport, trade, and ...
- Rakha Gupta govt plans to build a 'Great Wall of Delhi' to stop Yamuna flood problem. Here is the 4.7-km grand planDelhi plans a 4.7-km flood wall along the Yamuna's western bank before the next monsoon. The structure aims to protect areas like Civil Lin...
- Delhi govt procures Finnish amphibius dredger boost Yamuna cleaning effortsDelhi's irrigation department has acquired a specialized amphibious dredger from Finland for extensive cleaning and desilting of the Yamuna...
- Cargo movement to start from Varanasi and Haldia to Pandu in Assam by 2022-end: SonowalHe said work is on to operationalize Kaladan multimodal project which will make possible vessel movement from Northeast India to South East...
- 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...
- Two-day rainfall poses flood threat to Kashmir ValleyThe officials claim that out of 399 crore only 196 crore were spent in last four years till march 2018, of which dredging was a major compo...
- Why India is dredging rivers in BangladeshNew Delhi has tied up with Dhaka to dredge two river stretches. It has committed 80 per cent of the total amount required for these two str...
- 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...
- 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...
- Govt to pump in Rs 1000 crore for upgradation of Guwahati airportUnion civil aviation ministry has inked MOU for regional airlines under which viability gap funding will be done for flights operation in N...
- 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...
- Goa to consult stakeholders on nationalisation of waterways"Department of Ports has called a meeting of all the stakeholders next week wherein the draft MoU on nationalisation of inland waterways wo...
- Mehbooba Mufti expresses concern over slow pace of Jhelum dredgingThis was the first review meeting of the Irrigation and Flood Control Department which was chaired by Mehbooba after taking over as the Chi...
- Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra orders early dredging of River JhelumJammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra has issued directions for early commencement of mechanical dredging of River Jhelum.
- 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...
- 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...
- Dutch govt to assist in comprehensive plan for YamunaThe Centre plans to create mega reservoirs by dredging the bed of the Yamuna for which the Dutch government has agreed to facilitate an act...
- Dutch govt agrees to assist in comprehensive plan for YamunaLast month, Gadkari has said possibilities were being explored for constructing navigational barrages in Delhi stretch of Yamuna to augment...
- Eco study on Thane sand dredging spotsAs many as 47 sand mining spots in the two creeks and four rivers of Thane district have been identified to analyse the environment impact ...
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