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14 months after glacial lake flood, Sikkim's Teesta dam gets environment nod for rebuild without public hearing
January 27, 2025 10:41 am
Proposal documents and the minutes of the January 10 meeting showed that one of the key concerns of the Environment Ministry’s Expert Appraisal Committee was centred on the capacity of the new dam to withstand flooding in the event of an incident of the nature of the October 2023 glacial lake outburst flood.
How much water does India have available? Here is what Central Water Commission found
December 12, 2024 4:27 pm
The Central Water Commission (CWC) in its study titled ‘Assessment of Water Resources of India 2024’ estimated that India’s average annual water availability
Water level in India's main reservoirs rise to 26% of total live storage capacity: CWC
July 12, 2024 4:03 pm
Despite the extensive storage capacity, the current figures reveal that the available storage is only 79 per cent of last year's levels and 90 per cent of the normal storage, which is calculated based on the average storage over the past 10 years.
Thousands living on floodplains forced to move out as Yamuna breaches danger mark
July 12, 2023 10:38 am
Water minister Saurabh Bharadwaj visited relief camps set up at Akshardham, and Social Welfare Minister Raaj Kumar Anand visited the camp set up opposite Shastri Park Metro station.
MK Stalin’s move to write letter to PM Narendra Modi on Mekedatu project political stunt: Karnataka CM
June 15, 2022 10:04 am
Asserting that the Mekedatu project nowhere involves Tamil Nadu's water share, Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai said, "it is on our share of water, within our state."
Mullaperiyar dam water level at 142 ft, Idduki admin sounds alert
November 30, 2021 10:18 am
🔴 As the water level increased, Tamil Nadu opened seven shutters of the spillway, discharging 2944.31cusecs (cubic feet per second) of water to the river Periyar, which will flow to Idukki reservoir, 35 km downstream.
Monsoon status report: Season of plenty for reservoirs
October 01, 2019 7:34 am
June-September monsoon ends with reservoirs holding 21 per cent more water than 10-year average for this stage, 33 of 113 reservoirs at full capacity, and all river systems with higher storage than normal
Explained: Reservoir levels — West well stocked with water, South is short
August 14, 2019 7:37 am
Reservoirs exceed normal levels for this stage of the year after heavy rain in Maharashtra and Gujarat, way below normal in rain-hit Kerala and Karnataka.
Water storage level in reservoirs in 12 states drops
July 05, 2014 1:21 am
States with a better storage than last year for the corresponding period were Punjab, Orissa and Chhattisgarh.
DVC nails Mamata lie
October 18, 2013 4:27 am
Official says water released after 12-hr notice to Bengal govt.
CENTRAL WATER COMMISSION VIDEOS
Kerala received a lot more rain than its dams could handle: News in Numbers
June 22, 2020 6:16 pm
Three days of intense rainfall, from August 15 to August 17 brought in more than what the dams could accommodate, making it necessary to release water. This is what the Central Water Commission (CWC) report on the Kerala floods observed.
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