dams

On dams, take the Chinese way

October 04, 2025 6:59 am

China and India embarked on big dam construction at about the same time. But China is a leader in hydropower today, with an installed capacity 10 times that of India

Dams full to the brim, more rain forecast: Punjab to see many long nights before monsoon ends

August 30, 2025 3:09 am

The IMD has forecast heavy rain in parts of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh on September 1. The situation is compounded by the Ghaggar river, which originates in Himachal and flows through Haryana and Punjab

IMD issues flash flood warning for Pune as water discharge from dams rises

August 25, 2024 10:08 am

Many areas along the Mutha riverbank were submerged under water as monsoon saw a resurgence in Pune.

Ahead of Union minister’s visit to Arunachal, 2 anti-dam activists detained

July 09, 2024 11:10 am

Statement issued by Itanagar police says action carried out after “reliable sources” reported they were “likely to disrupt the forthcoming public meeting”

Water levels in Punjab, Himachal dams fall; Bhakra reservoir sole bright spot

May 26, 2024 8:52 am

Two dams crucial for Punjab – Ranjit Sagar Dam and Pong Dam – have much lower water levels this year compared to the corresponding period last year

Chinese firms suspend work on multiple dams days after terror attack killed 5 in Pakistan

March 29, 2024 8:32 pm

The development comes a day after Power Construction Corporation of China (PCCC) suspended civil works at the Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project in the Swabi district of KP province and laid off over 2,000 workers.

'Time to send notices, and not letters or reminders,' says HP Chief Secy

August 19, 2023 1:42 pm

Chairing a meeting on safety issues regarding the discharge of water from dams, Saxena said that though a part of the devastation was natural but responsibility must also be fixed for the failure of the dam authorities in complying with relevant provisions of the Dam Safety Act (DSA) and the Central Water Commission (CWC) guidelines of 2015.

Maharashtra dams record 38.47 per cent water level in last week of May, 1.47 per cent higher compared to last year

May 28, 2022 7:21 pm

There are 3,267 dams in Maharashtra. The cumulative water storage capacity of dams in the western state is 40,604,000 million litre, whereas the dams, at present, have 15,622,150 million litre water.

50,000 documents scanned to speed up rehabilitation of dam-affected

January 08, 2016 5:43 am

The district presently has scanned as many as 50,000 documents of the project-affected to ensure no forged or bogus ones are produced for compensation.

Pune: Dams drying up, tankers pressed into service to supply water in district

September 08, 2015 8:18 am

With at least 81,040 of the population affected, the administration feels that this will only increase in the coming days.

Disaster Alert

June 22, 2020 6:20 pm