The Centre on Thursday ordered a probe into the circumstances leading to the collapse of two sluice gates of Farakka Barrage, which reportedly led to excess water flow to neighbouring Bangladesh.

N.K. Premachandran, former Water Resources Minister, said here on Monday that Tamil Nadu had agreed in principle to the proposal for a new dam at Mullaperiyar way back as 1979.

At the suggestion of the Central Water Commission, both Tamil Nadu and Kerala had agreed for a new dam and a joint proposal had been submitted to the commission. However, the CWC had not pursued this. When asked, through a Right to Information query, the CWC had said that the proposal was not technically feasible.

The five-member Empowered Committee (EC) headed by former Chief Justice of India A. S.

Guwahati, Feb. 5: The Union power ministry has called a meeting on Wednesday in Delhi to break the impasse over the 2,000-MW Lower Subansiri hydroelectric project.

The Ministry of Environment and Forests gave a green signal to Ratle Hydro Electric Project Pvt Ltd, a GVK Group company, to increase the capacity of its power project from 690 MW to 850 MW.

Tamil Nadu wants it to maintain that dam will continue to serve its purpose

KOLKATA, 18 JAN: River expert Kalyan Rudra today said that few more issues have to be studied before submitting the report on sharing of the Teesta river water with Bangladesh.

GUWAHATI: Erosion was a graver problem in Assam compared to floods as it resulted in permanent land loss and crippled a family”, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said on Wednesday.

SHILLONG: The State Government is targeting to complete the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for tackling the flood problem faced by localities close to the Wahumkhrah River within March.

“We want the DPR to be ready by March as it will allow the State Government to approach the Centre for allocation of funds for the flood management programme,” State Water Resources Minister AL Hek told reporters on Wednesday. While informing that the Government is intending to construct checks dams right from Umkaliar River upto Mawlai Bridge, Hek said that they are also planning to construct proper drains on the small streams which lead to Wahumkhrah.

Dhubri, Jan.