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Dams/ Irrigation

Financial aspects of irrigation projects in India 2020

This publication presents data on financial aspects in respect of Major, Medium Irrigation and Multipurpose projects, Minor Irrigation projects, Command Area Development Programme as available in the Finance Accounts of the Union and State Governments brought out by Comptroller and Auditor General of India and Accountant General of respective St

Publication Date: 
01/12/2020
Central Water Commission (CWC)
Tags:
Irrigation, Finance, India, Water Resources, Water Policy
Dams/ Irrigation

Laying the foundations: a global analysis of regulatory frameworks for the safety of dams and downstream communities

Dam safety is central to public protection and economic security. However, the world has an aging portfolio of large dams, with growing downstream populations and rapid urbanization placing dual pressures on these important infrastructures to provide increased services and to do it more safely.

Publication Date: 
19/11/2020
Marcus J. Wishart, Satoru Ueda, John D. Pisaniello, & et al
The World Bank
Tags:
Dam Safety, Dams, Development, India, Global, Africa
Dams/ Irrigation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding rehabilitation of project affected persons of Gunjawani Irrigation Project, Maharashtra, 20/10/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Prakash Ravaji Devgirikar & Others Vs State of Maharashtra & Others dated 20/10/2020.

The applicants are the project affected persons of Gunjawani Irrigation Project. In Original Application No. 43/2016 certain directions were issued for rehabilitation and it is alleged that the state of Maharashtra having responsibility for rehabilitation failed to fulfil the pre-condition of the environmental clearance and after gap of more than four years the conditions has not been complied with.

Judgement Date: 
20/10/2020
Tags:
Irrigation, Displacement, Rehabilitation, Maharashtra, Pune (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Environment Clearance (EC)
Dams/ Irrigation

The Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP): Public Accounts Committee (2019-20)

The Public Accounts Committee (2019-20) present this Fourteenth report (Seventeenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP)’ based on C&AG Report No.22 of 2018 related to the Ministry of Jal Shakti (Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation).

Publication Date: 
19/09/2020
Lok Sabha Secretariat
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Irrigation, India, Parliament
Dams/ Irrigation

Report on Polavaram project, 08/09/2020

Report of the Committee comprising of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Additional PCCF, Telangana State Pollution Control Board and representatives of District Collector, Khammam in the matter of Original Application No. 110/2019 (PB) in compliance to National Green Tribunal (NGT) orders dated February 20, 2020.

Judgement Date: 
08/09/2020
Tags:
Polavaram, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Rehabilitation, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Orissa (Odisha), Chhattisgarh, Sedimentation, Reservoirs, Dam Safety
Dams/ Irrigation

Geo-environmental consequences of obstructing the Bhagirathi River, Uttarakhand Himalaya, India

The Bhagirathi Valley is investigated to understand the impact of various barrages and dams on natural river flow. The multiple barrages and dams in the valley (downstream of the Bhatwari Village) have obstructed/disrupted natural flow of the river which has adversely impacted geomorphological and ecological functions of the river.

Publication Date: 
06/05/2020
S. P. Sati, Shubhra Sharma, Y. P. Sundriyal & et al
Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk
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Bhagirathi, Dams, Hydrology, Geology, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Himalaya, Landslides, Earthquakes, Soil Erosion, Hydroelectricity, Sediment Transport, Rivers
Dams/ Irrigation

Report on Purushothapatnam Lift Irrigation Scheme, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, 28/04/2020

Compliance report of the Committee in the matter of O.A. No. 175/2018 (Jammula Chhoudaraiah & Others Vs Union of India & Others) in compliance of the National Green Tribunal order of February 20, 2020. The report was filed before the NGT on April 28, 2020.

Judgement Date: 
28/04/2020
Tags:
Polavaram, Dams/ Irrigation, East Godavari, Godavari, Rivers, Environment Clearance (EC), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), Andhra Pradesh
Dams/ Irrigation

Report by State Pollution Control Board Sikkim on e-flow meters for hydropower projects, 23/03/2020

The State Pollution Control Board Sikkim submitted the action taken report on installation of e-flow meter by hydropower projects established in the state of Sikkim.

Judgement Date: 
23/03/2020
Tags:
Hydroelectricity, Sikkim, Dams, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Rivers, Hydrology
Dams/ Irrigation

Retendering Process of Polavaram Project

As informed by the Government of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP), an Expert Committee constituted by it in June, 2019 suggested to go for fresh tenders for balance works of Irrigation Project. Thereafter, tenders were called by the State for balance works of main dam package and left side connectivities of headworks in August, 2019.

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Polavaram, Andhra Pradesh, Irrigation
Dams/ Irrigation

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Dam Safety Bill, 2019, 03/02/2020

The safety of the dams is the prime responsibility of the state governments and the dam owners and the Dam Safety Bill 2019 proposes an institutional framework and provisions for prevention of dam failure related disaster through proper surveillance, inspection, operation and maintenance of dams in India.

Publication Date: 
03/02/2020
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Dams, Dam Safety, Parliament, India

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