Natural Disasters

Vietnam releases water from brimming reservoirs as APEC summit nears

Vietnam released water from seven dangerously full reservoirs on Tuesday to avoid further flooding, after a weekend typhoon killed nearly 90 people.

Publication Date: 
08/11/2017
Reuters
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Floods, Vietnam, Reservoirs, Flood Control, Disaster Management
Water Resources

Water levels at key reservoirs lower than benchmarks

According to data released on Thursday by the Central Water Commission, the average water table in these reservoirs has been less than last year's level as well as the average of last 10 years duri

Publication Date: 
25/08/2017
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Reservoirs, Central Water Commission (CWC), Tamil Nadu, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Rainfall, Water Resources
Dams/ Irrigation

The potential impact of new Andean dams on Amazon fluvial ecosystems

Increased energy demand has led to plans for building many new dams in the western Amazon, mostly in the Andean region. Historical data and mechanistic scenarios are used to examine potential impacts above and below six of the largest dams planned for the region, including reductions in downstream sediment and nutrient supplies, changes in downstream flood pulse, changes in upstream and downstream fish yields, reservoir siltation, greenhouse gas emissions and mercury contamination.

Publication Date: 
23/08/2017
Bruce R. Forsberg, John M. Melack, Thomas Dunne & et al
PLoS ONE
1-35
Tags:
Dams, Hydrology, Amazon, Sedimentation, Riverine Ecology, Reservoirs, Water Pollution, Carbon Dioxide, Green House Gases, Mercury, Sediment Transport
Water Resources

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Decrease in Water Bodies, 20/07/2017

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Decrease in Water Bodies, 20/07/2017. As per the 4th Minor Irrigation Census conducted by the Ministry, there are 5,23,816 water bodies in the rural areas being used for minor irrigation. Of these 4,43,688 water bodies were in use and 80,128 were not in use. Reasons given by states for water bodies not being in use are; encroachments, urbanisation, polluted water, non availability of water due to less and erratic rainfall, siltation etc. State wise details are at Annexure.

Publication Date: 
Thursday, July 20, 2017
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Irrigation, Reservoirs, Tanks, India, Statistics, Parliament
Dams/ Irrigation

Draft Policy on Sediment Management

While keeping the rivers in pristine condition is the ultimate goal, development of civilization has always been on the banks of the rivers, to utilise the blessings of the rivers and their waters.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2017
Ministry of Water Resources
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Sedimentation, Rivers, Dams, Sand, Mining, India, Reservoirs, Flood Control
Water Resources

Civic body restores old water reservoirs to save cost, time

Navi Mumbai: In a bold move to save tax payers' money, PCMC commissioner, Sudhakar Shinde has restored old water reservoirs after obtaining a technical nod from a consultant.

Publication Date: 
21/06/2017
Times of India (Navi Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Reservoirs, Wastewater Treatment, Water Supply, Drinking Water, Water Resources
Water Resources

Water scarcity hotspots travel downstream due to human interventions in the 20th and 21st century

Water scarcity is rapidly increasing in many regions. In a novel, multi-model assessment, we examine how human interventions (HI: land use and land cover change, man-made reservoirs and human water use) affected monthly river water availability and water scarcity over the period 1971–2010. Here we show that HI drastically change the critical dimensions of water scarcity, aggravating water scarcity for 8.8% (7.4–16.5%) of the global population but alleviating it for another 8.3% (6.4–15.8%).

Publication Date: 
15/06/2017
T. I. E. Veldkamp, Y. Wada, J. C. J. H. Aerts & et al
Nature Communications
1-12
Tags:
Water Demand, Rivers, Land Use, Reservoirs, Dams, Hydrology, Water Distribution, India, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Asia, Ganga, Brahmaputra, Yangtze-kiang, China, Freshwater Ecosystems, United States Of America (US), Europe
Water Supply

South Africa: Pietermaritzburg Residents Fetch Water From a Dirty River

Residents of Willowfountain in Pietermaritzburg are still fetching dirty water from the river in spite of the installation of a new reservoir in March.

Publication Date: 
11/05/2017
All Africa
Tags:
Water Supply, Water Quality, Drinking Water, Reservoirs, South Africa, Africa
Water Supply

South Africa: Pietermaritzburg Residents Fetch Water From a Dirty River

Residents of Willowfountain in Pietermaritzburg are still fetching dirty water from the river in spite of the installation of a new reservoir in March.

Publication Date: 
11/05/2017
All Africa
Tags:
Water Supply, Water Quality, Drinking Water, Reservoirs, South Africa, Africa
Dams/ Irrigation

Huge dam to shore up Kenya's urban water – but may threaten Maasai Mara

A dam being built on the edge of Kenya's largest water catchment is drawing criticism from experts who fear it could threaten water supplies in the country as much as supplement them.

Publication Date: 
27/04/2017
Thompson Reuters Foundation (TRUST)
Tags:
Dams, Water Resources, Kenya, Water Supply, Rivers, Marine Ecosystems, Reservoirs, Africa

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