Tag: Dam

Bhubaneswar: There has been a significant dip in the water level of Hirakud dam as most gates of Kalma barrage built by Chhattisgarh on Mahanadi River continue to remain closed. While the water level inside the dam should remain at 630 feet till October 31, it has now dipped to 627 feet. According to sources, […]

New Delhi: BJD MPs today protested a host of projects being built by Chhattisgarh in the upper catchment areas of Mahanadi. Demanding discussion on the matter, BJD MPs staged a walkout in Lok Sabha. Moreover, in Rajya Sabha, the party MPs moved an adjournment motion in this connection. Earlier, they staged a demonstration on the […]

Guwahati: Thousands of people in 116 villages of Assam’s Golaghat district have been affected by flooding after excess water was released from a dam located at Nagaland’s Wokha district, officials said. The dam is run by the North East Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO). This is the second wave of floods since last week affecting […]

Koraput: A massive search operation using power boats has been launched on Tuesday to trace three youths who went missing after the boat they were travelling in the Machkund River capsized on Sunday. A rescue team began the search and rescue operation in the Jalaput dam in the Machkund River, located around 70 km from […]