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Fadnavis appeals to Jal Shakti Minister to halt Karnataka’s plan to raise Almatti dam's height
India | Aug 01, 2025, 12:15 PM ISTMaharashtra: 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 | Jul 21, 2025, 02:21 PM ISTAssam 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 | Jul 09, 2025, 11:09 PM ISTChina 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 | Feb 09, 2025, 02:31 PM ISTAccording 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 | Jan 08, 2025, 06:35 AM ISTThe 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 | Aug 30, 2024, 06:29 PM ISTIndia 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 | Oct 06, 2023, 02:38 PM ISTThe 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 | Sep 20, 2023, 01:37 PM ISTSardar 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 | Jun 06, 2023, 11:15 AM ISTThe 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, 02:15 PM ISTChhattisgarh: 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 | Dec 29, 2022, 09:04 AM ISTMaharashtra 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 | Aug 13, 2022, 02:32 PM ISTMadhya 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 | Jun 05, 2022, 09:19 PM ISTPolice 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 | Dec 03, 2020, 08:16 PM ISTAmidst 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 | Sep 26, 2020, 06:31 PM IST10 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 | Sep 14, 2020, 10:33 PM ISTWater 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 | Jun 19, 2020, 10:54 AM ISTThe 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 | Jun 19, 2020, 09:03 AM ISTSatellite 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 | Feb 21, 2020, 11:49 PM ISTFour 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 | Aug 02, 2019, 09:44 PM ISTArguing 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.