Analysing Polavaram irrigation project

Cement out of the bag

Tamil Nadu and Kerala slug it out over Mullaperiyar dam

Mullaperiyar imbroglio Rivers plight politicians delight

Power Point

Experts have given conflicting reports on the Tehri dam

Deluge

NHPC cornered over Subansiri

Reports pick apart NHPC’s hydel project in Assam, call for design overhaul

Disquiet in Dibang

In Focus

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Dam safety in Himachal Pradesh be damned

Policy makers in the state are busy selling the hydro dream while transferring the risks to ordinary people

Encounter of the third kind

A third dam in their vicinity threatens the livelihoods of the Ibaloi tribals of northern Philippines

Power struggle

Nepal's controversial Arun III dam becomes the first World Bank-bankrolled project taken up for re-scrutiny by the Bank's new Inspection Panel …

Dams were built to control floods; they are now triggers

Most of the recent floods in the country have occurred due to sudden release of dam water

Ratnagiri dam breach: Flooding causes 44% of dam failures in India

Tiware Dam in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district breached, flooded seven villages and swept away 20 people on July 2, 2019

How and when to displace

THE DAM AND THE NATION DISPLACEMENT AND RESETTLEMENT IN THE NARMADA VALLEY·Jean Dreze, Meera Samson and Satyajit Singh·Oxford …

Dams in central Western Ghats affect catchment of perennial rivers: study

The researchers found that large scale activities are eroding the ecosystem by studying the Kali river in Karnataka

Kerala floods: What to expect when none of the 61 dams have any emergency plan?

Deep-rooted mistakes unearthed when a CAG audit report on flood control and forecasting was analysed

Is the Tehri dam safe?

A crack has appeared on the mountainface forming part of the Tehri dam reservoir. Will such cracks effect the dam project in case of seismic …

Kerala floods: Two residents file PIL, say water management saw no change since 1956

The duo blames authorities for aggravating flood situation by releasing unplanned volumes of water when the state had already seen exceptional …

From RTI to dam safety, highly contested Bills to be tabled in Parliament’s monsoon session

A slew of crucial Bills are likely to be tabled in the session, which will have only 18 working days

Deadly dam burst in Brazil puts mining company under scanner

Brazil’s Federal Police accuse mining company Samarco of wilful misconduct in relation to a deadly dam burst in November 2015

Power struggle

Nepal's controversial Arun III dam becomes the first World Bank-bankrolled project taken up for re-scrutiny by the Bank's new Inspection Panel …

Blunder 999

Kerala is trapped by its promise to host Tamil Nadu’s Mullaperiyar dam for a millennium

Tehri: is it curtains?

The beginning of submergence of Tehri also marked the drowning of anti-dam sentiments. Any strong protest was conspicuous by its absence. Does …