Pranhita irrigation project: Maharashtra agrees to form inter-state board
Will help irrigate 663, 684 hectares in seven districts in Telangana region
Flood warning: lost in translation?
Despite having a history of floods, state did not have a disaster management system in place
Jammu and Kashmir Floods: Caught unawares
23 major reservoirs have deficient water levels; 18 are highly deficient
The live storage of reservoirs in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and all southern states is far below normal
Floods in north and east India kill 120 people
Release of flood waters from Nepal affect large parts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
Jammu and Kashmir was unprepared for flood fury
State did not have forecasting system or a disaster management plan in place
'The tragedy of irrigation in India is that we have created capacity but have not utilised it'
Will the integration of Central Water Commission and Central Ground Water Board lead to better water management? Mihir Shah explains
Water level in dams has reduced drastically in drought-hit states, says CWC
Out of 5,172 big dams in the country, 4,048 are situated in the 10 droughts-hit states
Water level in 91 major reservoirs reduces
The combined water stored in these reservoirs is 62 per cent of total capacity, as compared to 127 per cent last year
Water in news on April 11
A round-up of news on everything to do with water
Floods damage 55,000 houses, kill 511 people this monsoon
The worst affected states in terms of loss of lives have been Karnataka and Maharashtra
Blunder 999
Kerala is trapped by its promise to host Tamil Nadu’s Mullaperiyar dam for a millennium
Why Polavaram is a pointless project
The Polavaram dam involves a huge cost but its benefit will be limited
Not one dam in Kerala was inspected before monsoon, reveals RTI
The state received 42% above normal rainfall but the Central Water Commission didn’t have any information of the criticality of dams
Yamuna crosses danger mark, may get flooded
The Central Water Commission says the river is flowing at 205.24 metre level
Water level in major southern and western reservoirs at 50% of storage capacity
Central Water Commission officials say there is no cause for alarm
Water in major reservoirs of 10 states below 2017 levels: CWC
Water levels 22% below the average of last decade
Water storage in major Indian river basins depleting
More than 60 per cent of the basins contain much less water than average storage over the last decade, CWC data shows
Amicus curiae flags sudden discharge from dams, lack of forecasting for Kerala floods
All 79 Kerala dams were geared up for power generation, irrigation; not controlling flood: report
Water storage in reservoirs across South, West worrisome
While precipitation has declined in these regions, usage levels remain the same, disturbing storage capacity
Water reserves in 71 of India’s 91 reservoirs have dipped: CWC
A delay in arrival of the monsoon, especially in western India, will worsen the water woes even further
Storage level: Live storage in India’s 91 reservoirs 16% of the total
As compared to last week, this week’s storage dropped by 3.66 per cent
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
More than a month into monsoon reservoir levels up only 6%
The country’s 91 reservoirs are holding less than a quarter of water they can
Reservoir levels go up 32%, yet hold one-third of the water they can
In a week, India’s 100 reservoirs got 13.422 BCM water, but owing to deficient rainfall the water bodies have just 33 per cent of their capacity