PM Modi launches Ken-Betwa River link project in MP's Khajuraho | How will it help farmers?
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PM Modi launches Ken-Betwa River link project in MP's Khajuraho | How will it help farmers?

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the Ken- Betwa River Linking National Project in Madhya Pradesh on the occasion of the 100th birth anniversary of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, on Wednesday. Today, the foundation stone of the Ken-Betwa River Linking Project was also laid here.I want to congratulate the people of the state for these projects. Ken-Betwa River link project to produce 100 MW power Along with providing water to farmers, the hydropower projects will contribute more than 100 MW in green energy. Also read: PM Modi pens monumental contributions of Atal Bihari Vajpayee on 100th birth anniversary, pays tribute

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India eyes intra-state river linking to combat drought
21 hours, 20 minutes ago

India eyes intra-state river linking to combat drought

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI : India’s water crisis is a tale of extremes—while some regions battle floods, others face parching droughts. A new paradigm With water being a state subject, the Union government has left it to individual states to identify and propose intra-state river-linking projects, officials said. NWDA’s role and identified projects NWDA in its pre-feasibility report identified a few potential …

Centre's river interlinking initiative needs reconsideration: Punjab Assembly Speaker
5 days, 19 hours ago

Centre's river interlinking initiative needs reconsideration: Punjab Assembly Speaker

The Hindu  

Punjab Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan on Friday said the Centre's river interlinking initiative warrants comprehensive review and needs to be thoroughly examined, according to an official statement. Ken-Betwa river linking project The Speaker, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently laid the foundation stone of Ken-Betwa river linking project at Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh. "Although the Union government stated the …

CM Naidu moots interlinking of rivers to tackle drought
1 week, 2 days ago

CM Naidu moots interlinking of rivers to tackle drought

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has unveiled an ambitious project titled ‘Telugu Thalliki Jal Harathi’ aimed at tackling drought and addressing water scarcity in Andhra Pradesh. The Chief Minister detailed the plan to divert 300 tmc ft of surplus water from the Godavari River, which currently sees nearly 3,000 tmc ft of water flowing into the sea annually. He …

Siang project not just for generating power but mitigating flood risks posed by China: Arunachal CM
1 week, 4 days ago

Siang project not just for generating power but mitigating flood risks posed by China: Arunachal CM

Hindustan Times  

Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu said the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project, estimated to cost ₹1.13 lakh crore, was being planned by the Centre not just for generating electricity but to maintain the natural flow of the river all year round and mitigate risks of flooding if China released excess water. Siang project not just for generating power but …

Ken-Betwa project: Bringing rivers closer
1 week, 4 days ago

Ken-Betwa project: Bringing rivers closer

The Hindu  

On December 25, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Madhya Pradesh’s Khajuraho to lay the foundation stone for various development projects. Among them was the ambitious Ken-Betwa river linking project that plans to transfer excess water from the Ken river basin to the Betwa river basin in the Bundelkhand region that covers parts of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. As …

MP Cabinet Approves Rs 35,000 Cr Parvati-Kalisindh-Chambal Projects
1 week, 6 days ago

MP Cabinet Approves Rs 35,000 Cr Parvati-Kalisindh-Chambal Projects

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: Sixteen projects proposed under the Parvati-Kalisindh-Chambal river linking project were on Thursday accorded administrative approval by the Mohan Yadav cabinet here. The state cabinet which met here under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Mohan Yadav gave administrative approval to these projects by endorsing the revised Parvati-Kalisindh-Chambal river linking project to be undertaken in the states of Madhya Pradesh and …

DC Edit | Linking India’s rivers gigantic national challenge
1 week, 6 days ago

DC Edit | Linking India’s rivers gigantic national challenge

Deccan Chronicle  

The Ken-Betwa rivers linking project, estimated to cost upwards of Rs 44,000 crores, will be the first to be undertaken under India’s national river interlinking policy under the National River Linking Project. On a more national level, inter-state as well as international disputes may arise, particularly with the Himalayan rivers, as has been the experience with China that has built …

Ken Betwa river link project to irrigate 2.51L ha across 4 U.P. dists
1 week, 6 days ago

Ken Betwa river link project to irrigate 2.51L ha across 4 U.P. dists

Hindustan Times  

The Ken Betwa link project is poised to bring significant benefits to the Bundelkhand region by irrigating 2.51 lakh hectares of agricultural land across the districts of Jhansi, Mahoba, Banda, and Lalitpur in Uttar Pradesh. The KBLP aims to transfer water from the Ken River in Madhya Pradesh to the Betwa River in U.P., both tributaries of the Yamuna. Prime …

Political slugfest as Ken-Betwa project takes off after decades
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1 week, 6 days ago

Political slugfest as Ken-Betwa project takes off after decades

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: A political row erupted on Wednesday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the Ken-Betwa river linking project, with the Congress alleging it poses a serious threat to the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh while the PM accusing the principal opposition party of ignoring Dr BR Ambedkar’s contribution to the development of water resources …

MP CM Mohan Yadav hits out at Congress over Ken-Betwa river linking project, says they broke ‘Netaji’s dream’
2 weeks ago

MP CM Mohan Yadav hits out at Congress over Ken-Betwa river linking project, says they broke ‘Netaji’s dream’

India TV News  

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday speaking on the river linking project that aims to provide water to every farm in Bundelkhand said that this was ‘Netaji’s dream’ and Jairam Ramesh along with the Manmohan Singh government broke that dream. “Congress has never had a development agenda, Congress has suppressed Bundelkhand for a long time, since Modi became …

PM launches country’s first river linking project on Vajpayee's brith centenary
2 weeks ago

PM launches country’s first river linking project on Vajpayee's brith centenary

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday unveiled the Rs 44,600 crores Ken-Betwa river linking project at Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur district, coinciding with the 100th birth anniversary of former PM Atal Behari Vajpayee, whose birth anniversary is observed as the "Good Governance Day". Speaking at the launch of the multi-purpose project, billed as the country’s first river interlinking …

Congress never recognised Ambedkar’s efforts as a water conservationist: PM Modi
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2 weeks ago

Congress never recognised Ambedkar’s efforts as a water conservationist: PM Modi

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Congress accusing it of ignoring Dr B R Ambedkar’s contribution to water resources development in the country while laying the foundation stone of the inter-state Ken-Betwa river linking project that would flow excess water from Ken River in Madhya Pradesh into Betwa. “The Congress party never paid heed …

PM Modi lays foundation for Ken-Betwa river-linking project to solve water woes of Bundelkhand
2 weeks ago

PM Modi lays foundation for Ken-Betwa river-linking project to solve water woes of Bundelkhand

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for the Ken-Betwa river-linking project in Madhya Pradesh’s Khajuraho, aimed at solving the water woes of the Bundelkhand region, spread across parts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. No one was even allowed to know about it,” said Mr. Modi, amid the ongoing controversy over Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s …

PM Modi Lays Foundation Stone Of Rs 49,000-Crore Ken-Betwa River Link Project
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2 weeks ago

PM Modi Lays Foundation Stone Of Rs 49,000-Crore Ken-Betwa River Link Project

ABP News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of the Ken-Betwa River Link Project at Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh. Union Water Resources Minister C R Patil and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav handed over two `kalash' containing waters from Betwa and Ken rivers, respectively, to Modi, who poured them over a model of the project to launch …

PM Modi Lays Foundation for Ken-Betwa River Link
2 weeks ago

PM Modi Lays Foundation for Ken-Betwa River Link

Deccan Chronicle  

Khajuraho: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of the Ken-Betwa River Link Project at Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh. Patil and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav handed over two `kalash' containing waters from Betwa and Ken rivers, respectively, to Modi, who poured them over a model of the project to launch the ambitious program. Modi also …

PM Modi to lay foundation of Ken-Betwa river linking project in MP on Dec 25
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

PM Modi to lay foundation of Ken-Betwa river linking project in MP on Dec 25

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Wednesday lay the foundation stone of Ken-Betwa river linking project at Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh on the birth anniversary of former PM Atal Behari Vajpayee -- more than 23 years after the project was first conceptualised. A tripartite Memorandum of Understanding was signed on March 22, 2021 by the chief ministers of MP, UP …

PM Modi to lay foundation stone of Ken-Betwa river link project on December 25
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

PM Modi to lay foundation stone of Ken-Betwa river link project on December 25

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Wednesday lay the foundation stone of the Ken-Betwa river linking project, the first such initiative under the national river interlinking policy, at Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh. Nearly 44 lakh people in 10 districts of Madhya Pradesh and 21 lakh in Uttar Pradesh will get drinking water under the project, which is estimated to cost …

MP: PM Modi to launch Ken-Betwa River link project today in Khajuraho | Know all about it
2 weeks, 2 days ago

MP: PM Modi to launch Ken-Betwa River link project today in Khajuraho | Know all about it

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for the Ken-Betwa River Linking Project on December 25 in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh. Ken-Betwa project highlights With an estimated cost of Rs 44,605 crore, the project involves building a 77-meter-high, 2.13-kilometer-long Daudhan Dam on the Ken River within the Panna Tiger Reserve. The project will provide an annual irrigation facility in …

Modi to Lay Foundation for Ken-Betwa River Interlinking Project in Madhya Pradesh
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Modi to Lay Foundation for Ken-Betwa River Interlinking Project in Madhya Pradesh

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to lay the foundation stone for the Rs 49,000 crore-Ken-Betwa river interlinking project in Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur district on Wednesday. The project is billed to solve the water crisis in the parched region of Bundelkhand in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. “Prime Minister Mr Modi is going to lay the foundation …

Protest Against Arunachal Dam Project Is Result Of Pema Khandu's Failure To Address Local Concerns | OPINION
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Protest Against Arunachal Dam Project Is Result Of Pema Khandu's Failure To Address Local Concerns | OPINION

ABP News  

In the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, away from the BJP-versus-Congress tussles dominating national headlines, local indigenous communities in the Siang, Upper Siang, and East Siang districts are raising their voices against the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Dam Project. Why Locals Are Protesting Siang Upper Multipurpose Dam Project The residents of the Siang Valley oppose the project due to concerns …

‘No hydropower project if people don’t want it. But…’: Arunachal CM Pema Khandu
2 weeks, 6 days ago

‘No hydropower project if people don’t want it. But…’: Arunachal CM Pema Khandu

Hindustan Times  

GUWAHATI: Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu said on Thursday that the 12,500 Siang Upper multipurpose hydropower project in the state, which is facing resistance from residents, would be shelved if people don’t want it. Khandu said people who were ‘instigating’ the protests are themselves confused about whether the project is 12,500 megawatt, 11,000 MW or ‘10,000 MW capacity. The …

Madhya Pradesh: Atal’s dream of river interlinking to take shape, says CM
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Madhya Pradesh: Atal’s dream of river interlinking to take shape, says CM

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday said that he strived hard to deliver by removing hurdles in the implementation of some long pending vital projects such as interlinking of rivers during his maiden year in the office. Chief minister Mr Yadav who completes one year in the office on Friday said that the dream of former late …

MP: Mohan calls on PM, invites him to unveil Global Investors Summit in Feb, 2025
4 weeks, 1 day ago

MP: Mohan calls on PM, invites him to unveil Global Investors Summit in Feb, 2025

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the parliament house in Delhi and briefed him on the implementation of various welfare schemes by his government in the state. Mr Yadav also invited Mr Modi to inaugurate the Global Investors Summit, scheduled to be held in the state in February 2025, and …

River Linking: CM Naidu eyes Godavari, Krishna, Penna rivers
1 month, 3 weeks ago

River Linking: CM Naidu eyes Godavari, Krishna, Penna rivers

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday said new irrigation projects would be undertaken in Andhra Pradesh with the aim of providing water to every acre of land. The water currently being wasted into the sea can be utilized through river linking projects,” he said while addressing a review meeting on the state’s water resources. Naidu said he would …

‘Game changer’ river interlinking project in Bihar set to get union cabinet nod
4 months, 1 week ago

‘Game changer’ river interlinking project in Bihar set to get union cabinet nod

Hindustan Times  

The much anticipated Kosi-Mechi project to interlink the two rivers in north Bihar, billed as a game changer for irrigation and flood management in the flood-prone region, is likely to get union cabinet nod soon, a top state government official said. Barrages on rivers in six districts Meanwhile, the Bihar government is planning to construct barrages on several rivers in …

Committee formed to expedite flood mitigation plan in Bihar
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Committee formed to expedite flood mitigation plan in Bihar

Hindustan Times  

The Bihar state government has proposed to set up a dedicated cell to fast track execution of flood mitigation plan. The development comes two days after Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a ₹11,500 crore flood mitigation plan for Bihar. The proposal also included construction of another barrage on river Gandak at Areraj in East Champaran, which is about 140km …

Pakistan delegation allowed access to Ratle power projects on Chenab river in J&K
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan delegation allowed access to Ratle power projects on Chenab river in J&K

The Hindu  

A five-member Pakistan delegation and neutral experts of the World Bank toured the Ratle power project, a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power project in the Chenab Valley, on Tuesday. Pakistan has been raising technical objections in different forums, including the Permanent Indus Commission, since 2006 regarding power projects in J&K and even demanded an arbitration by different international forums, which was rejected …

India’s first river linking project faces hurdle as govt gets no tenders for dam
11 months, 1 week ago

India’s first river linking project faces hurdle as govt gets no tenders for dam

Hindustan Times  

India’s first river linking project Ken-Betwa in Bundelkhand region has faced a hurdle as there have been no takers for the tender to construct the Daudhan Dam and two tunnels in the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur, which are considered the heart of the project, said people familiar with the matter. Confirming this, Ken Betwa Link Project chief …

Interlinking of Rivers: Solution to India’s growing water problem or recipe to ecological imbalance?
11 months, 1 week ago

Interlinking of Rivers: Solution to India’s growing water problem or recipe to ecological imbalance?

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: At the historic Mahabalipuram a few days ago, an All India Secretaries’ Conference on Water Vision@2047-Way Ahead was organised by the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti. The Centre and some ‘beneficiary’ lower riparian states argue that India has a rapidly growing problem of water stress and there is a need to use most of the runoff to meet its …

Task Force Meets on River Linking Projects: Godavari-Krishna, Penna-Cauvery
1 year, 1 month ago

Task Force Meets on River Linking Projects: Godavari-Krishna, Penna-Cauvery

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A meeting of the Task Force on Interlinking of Rivers will meet here on Friday to build consensus. On the agenda is the proposal to link the Godavari river from Ichampalli with Krishna river at Nagarujanasagar and the Penna at Somasila linking up with the Cauvery Grand Anicut project. The Godavari project envisages diversion of 4,189 million cubic metres …

Madhya Pradesh election: Ken-betwa river project looms over poll arena
1 year, 2 months ago

Madhya Pradesh election: Ken-betwa river project looms over poll arena

Hindustan Times  

At the forest entry gate to the Panna Tiger Reserve in Trikiya, the lone forest guard Hukam Singh, stands stoutly preventing “outsiders” from going to Daudhan village, where work onthe first dam under Ken Betwa River Inter-Linking Project, envisaged two decades ago, is set to start in a few months. We just want better compensation,” said Mahesh Kumar Adivasi, a …

Interlinking of rivers offers a permanent solution to drought, reiterates Chandrababu Naidu
1 year, 4 months ago

Interlinking of rivers offers a permanent solution to drought, reiterates Chandrababu Naidu

The Hindu  

Telugu Desam Party national president N. Chandrababu Naidu has reiterated that interlinking of rivers is the most ideal solution to tackle drought on a permanent basis across the nation. Speaking at a face-to-face programme with farmers and agricultural experts at the ‘Praja Vedika’ organised at Kalyandurg town in Anantapur district on September 7, Mr. Naidu said it was not a …

Arunachal Pradesh farmers’ body rejects 10,000 MW hydropower plan on Siang River
1 year, 9 months ago

Arunachal Pradesh farmers’ body rejects 10,000 MW hydropower plan on Siang River

The Hindu  

Two Arunachal Pradesh-based organisations, including a farmers’ collective, have asked the State Government to scrap a deal for executing a proposed 10,000 MW hydropower project on the Siang River. Accusing the State Government of inking a deal with the National Hydropower Power Corporation for the mega-dam without taking the local people into confidence, Siang Indigenous Farmers’ Forum and the Indigenous …

Explained | What ails the Ken-Betwa river link project?
1 year, 11 months ago

Explained | What ails the Ken-Betwa river link project?

The Hindu  

On January 18, the Steering Committee of the Ken-Betwa Link Project held its third meeting in New Delhi. In this project, the national and the Madhya Pradesh governments will link the Ken river with the Betwa river so that the latter can water the Bundelkhand region in Uttar Pradesh. “Approval by the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife …

'Priority Is Development Not Vote Bank': PM Modi Inaugurates Projects Worth Rs 10,863 Crore In Karnataka
1 year, 11 months ago

'Priority Is Development Not Vote Bank': PM Modi Inaugurates Projects Worth Rs 10,863 Crore In Karnataka

ABP News  

After inaugurating and laying the foundation stone of various development projects with a total worth of Rs 10,863 crore in Karnataka's Yadgiri, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that BJP's priority is development and not vote bank. Today, about 11 crore rural families in the country are getting tap water," PM Modi said after inaugurating and laying foundation stone for projects …

30 river-linking components identified: Government
2 years, 1 month ago

30 river-linking components identified: Government

The Hindu  

The Centre has approved the implementation of Ken-Betwa river link project, one of the links under peninsular rivers component with an estimated cost of ₹44,605 crore with central support of ₹39,317 crore, Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said in Lok Sabha on Thursday. He said the National Water Development Agency under the Ministry of Jal Shakti has identified …

Modi to launch Saryu canal project today, lakhs of farmers in east UP to benefit
3 years ago

Modi to launch Saryu canal project today, lakhs of farmers in east UP to benefit

Hindustan Times  

In a move to woo farmers in eastern Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday visit the poll-bound state's Balrampur district and inaugurate the Saryu Nahar National Project. Saryu Nahar National Project built at a cost of over ₹ 9800 crore is ready to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 11th, in Balrampur. • The …

Saryu Nahar Project launch Highlights: PM hits out at Oppn for delaying work, says UP gained from double-engine govt
3 years ago

Saryu Nahar Project launch Highlights: PM hits out at Oppn for delaying work, says UP gained from double-engine govt

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Saryu Canal National Project which will provide assured water for irrigation to over 14 lakh hectares of land and benefit about 29 lakh farmers, mainly in eastern Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Union Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad …

Union Cabinet clears Ken-Betwa river interlinking project
3 years, 1 month ago

Union Cabinet clears Ken-Betwa river interlinking project

The Hindu  

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the funding and implementation of the Ken-Betwa river interlinking project at a cost of ₹44,605 crore at the 2020-21 price level. “The project will be of immense benefit to the water-starved Bundelkhand region, spread across Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. This project will provide enormous benefits to the districts of Panna, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, Sagar, …

Cabinet approves Ken-Betwa interlinking project worth ₹44,605 cr
3 years, 1 month ago

Cabinet approves Ken-Betwa interlinking project worth ₹44,605 cr

Live Mint  

The Union Cabinet has approved the funding and implementation of Ken-Betwa inter-linking of rivers project in its meeting on Wednesday. Th Ken-Betwa linking project involves transfer of water from the River Ken to the River Betwa through the construction of Daudhan Dam and a canal linking the two rivers, the Lower Orr Project, Kotha Barrage -and Bina Complex Multipurpose Project. …

Explained | Why are hydropower projects in the Himalayas risky?
3 years, 4 months ago

Explained | Why are hydropower projects in the Himalayas risky?

The Hindu  

The Environment Ministry, in an affidavit placed in the Supreme Court earlier this month, has disclosed that it has permitted seven hydroelectric power projects, which are reportedly in advanced stages of construction, to go ahead. The Das committee recommended all six projects with design modifications to some, and this gives lie to the Environment Ministry’s current stance. Following the break …

Modi government committed to progress, welfare of Assam, North-East, says EAM Jaishankar
3 years, 10 months ago

Modi government committed to progress, welfare of Assam, North-East, says EAM Jaishankar

India Today  

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said that the Modi government is deeply committed to the progress and welfare of Assam and North-East India. The Union government took Act East Policy to a higher level to expand the connectivity with South East Asia and the result is seen with numerous connectivity projects, economic flows and strategic cooperation,” Jaishankar said. …

Andhra govt to launch watershed projects in five districts
4 years ago

Andhra govt to launch watershed projects in five districts

India TV News  

The Andhra Pradesh government is launching the Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agriculture Resilience through Innovative Development project in five parched districts and also the tribal belt in the Visakhapatnam district of the state, to be implemented over the next six years. The state Cabinet, at its meeting here last week, cleared the project to be implemented in the four Rayalaseema districts …

India Plans Dam on Brahmaputra River to Offset Chinese Construction Upstream
4 years, 1 month ago

India Plans Dam on Brahmaputra River to Offset Chinese Construction Upstream

News 18  

India is considering a plan to build a 10 gigawatts hydropower project in a remote eastern state, an Indian official said on Tuesday, following reports that China could construct dams on a section of the Brahmaputra river. “The need of the hour is to have a big dam in Arunachal Pradesh to mitigate the adverse impact of the Chinese dam …

Dams and danger
5 years, 4 months ago

Dams and danger

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the renowned television presenter Bear Grylls, on the Discovery channel show “Man vs Wild”, which was first aired on August 12, that conservation of nature was close to his heart. However, on July 17, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Modi cleared India’s largest hydroelectric project, the 2,880-megawatt Dibang Multipurpose Project in Arunachal …

K Chandrasekhar Rao: River linking will benefit Telangana, AP
5 years, 4 months ago

K Chandrasekhar Rao: River linking will benefit Telangana, AP

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday stressed the need for linking Krishna and Godavari Rivers adding that only that would solve the water woes in both the Telugu speaking states. While addressing a press conference at Edula reservoir in Mahbubnagar district after inspecting the works of the Palamuru- Ranga Reddy lift irrigation scheme, Mr Rao said that if …

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