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  Fadnavis appeals to Jal Shakti Minister to halt Karnataka’s plan to raise Almatti dam's height

  India | August 01, 2025 12:15 IST

  Maharashtra: The Chief Minister cautioned that increasing the full reservoir level to RL 524.256 meters would cause approximately six meters of water to remain stagnant near the Maharashtra border, where the current riverbed sits at RL 518.00 meters.

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  Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma downplays immediate concerns over China's Brahmaputra dam

  India | July 21, 2025 14:21 IST

  Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma downplays immediate concerns over China's massive Brahmaputra dam, emphasising ongoing diplomatic efforts and the river’s multiple water sources.

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  Arunachal CM warns of China's 60,000 MW dam as 'water bomb': Know all about mega project

  India | July 09, 2025 23:09 IST

  China has approved the construction of the world's largest hydropower dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet, just north of Arunachal Pradesh, triggering alarm in India over flood risks, water flow control and seismic threats.

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  MP dam project will submerge forested areas used as critical tiger corridor: NTCA warns

  Madhya Pradesh | February 09, 2025 14:31 IST

  According to NTCA, the project will destroy a crucial tiger corridor between the Satpura and Melghat Tiger Reserves and pose a threat to other wildlife and biodiversity.

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  Rajnath reacts to China's proposed dam on Brahmaputra: ‘Will take measures to protect our interest'

  India | January 08, 2025 6:35 IST

  The reaction from Rajnath Singh came days after China announced its plan to construct the world's largest dam on the Brahmaputra, and India said it will continue to monitor and take necessary measures to protect its interests.

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  'Factually incorrect, misleading': MEA on reports suggesting India's role in Bangladesh floods

  World | August 30, 2024 18:29 IST

  India had earlier described similar reports as "factually incorrect" that blamed India for the devastating floods in Bangladesh. The South Asian country, along with India's Tripura, is witnessing heavy rainfall that have killed at least 30 people in the neighbouring nation.

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  Chungthang dam washed away due to substandard construction, says Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang

  India | October 06, 2023 14:38 IST

  The flash floods in Sikkim has so far claimed 21 lives and over 100 people are missing. Several bridges have also been washed away impacting connectivity within the state.

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  Floods in Bharuch and Ankleshwar towns man-made disaster? A look at how the situation unfolded

  Gujarat | September 20, 2023 13:37 IST

  Sardar Sarovar Project is a multi-state project and its rule-level is also dynamic. It's decision are made by the Sardar Saroval Reservoir Regulation Committee working under the Narmada Control Authority.

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  Ukraine accuses Russian forces of blowing up Nova Kakhovka dam near Kherson | VIDEO

  World | June 06, 2023 11:15 IST

  The Ukrainian Interior Ministry warned against possible false information and urged residents of 10 villages on the right bank of the river as well as a portion of the city of Kherson to gather important documents, turn off their appliances, and leave.

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  Chhattisgarh: Lakhs of litres of water wasted to fish out govt official's expensive phone from dam

  India | May 26, 2023 14:15 IST

  Chhattisgarh: The food inspector's expensive phone fell into 15-feet deep water in the Kherkatta-Parlkot reservoir and then he ordered workers to hunt for his mobile.

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  Another flashpoint in Maharashtra vs Karnataka; will ask to stop work on Alamaty dam, says Fadnavis

  India | December 29, 2022 9:04 IST

  Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis opened another front against Karnataka as he said he would ask Bommai government to stop work on Alamaty dam.

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  MP Dam scare: 18 villages evacuated after soil starts slipping from under-construction dam

  India | August 13, 2022 14:32 IST

  Madhya Pradesh dam scare: Authorities have shifted residents of 12 villages of Dhar district and 6 in Khargone district to safer places as leakage develops in a dam on Karam river.

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  Tamil Nadu: 7 girls drown in check dam near Cuddalore; CM announces five lakhs ex-gratia

  India | June 05, 2022 21:19 IST

  Police stated that a group of young women and girls from neighbouring villages.

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  Carefully monitoring all developments on Brahmaputra: MEA on China's plan to build major dam

  India | December 03, 2020 20:16 IST

  Amidst reports that China plans to build a major dam on the Brahmaputra, India on Thursday said it "carefully monitors" all developments relating to the river, and that it intend to remain engaged with China on the issue of trans-border rivers to safeguard its interests.

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  Watch: 10 crest gates of Nagarjuna Sagar Dam opened in Nalgonda

  News | September 26, 2020 18:31 IST

  10 crest gates of Nagarjuna Sagar Dam in Nalgonda District opened by five feet each on September 26.

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  Watch: Bhadra Dam releases water in Shivamogga's Malnad Region

  News | September 14, 2020 22:33 IST

  Water was released from Bhadra Dam in Shivamogga's Malnad Region on September 14. iation held protest on September 14 in Hyderabad.

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  Satellite images REVEAL China damming Galwan river, was constructing road

  India | June 19, 2020 10:54 IST

  The satellite images captured by Earth-imaging company Planet Labs reveal how China was altering the landscape of the Galwan valley through widening tracks, moving earth and making river crossings.

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  Satellite image shows China is building a dam on the Galwan river

  News | June 19, 2020 9:03 IST

  Satellite image shows China is building a dam on the Galwan river on the border to obstruct its flow. However it did not respond to the queries related to it.

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  Maha: 4 women killed as soil caves in at dam site in Nagpur

  India | February 21, 2020 23:49 IST

  Four women were killed and three people sustained injuries when soil caved in near Adasa Patkakhedi village in Nagpur district on Friday morning, police said.

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  Dam Safety Bill gets Lok Sabha nod

  India | August 02, 2019 21:44 IST

  Arguing on behalf of the government for the passage of the Dam Safety Bill, 2019, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said the legislation focuses on creating standard criteria for the safety of dams across the country as the issue is related to the safety of people as well as their belongings.