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 A flood without rain [1]

it might be the lull before a storm. This year, the Bhakra dam is gushing with more water than normal. Its inflow in July 2002 was as much as 38,000 cusecs

Publication Date: 
30/08/2002
Down to Earth [2]
Tags:
Himalaya [3], Glaciers [4], Dams [5], Bhakra [6], Global Warming [7], Floods [8], Water Supply [9]
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