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Rising level in Tehri dam a cause for concern [1]

Questions being raised about possible floods in downstream areas

The level in the Tehri dam in Uttarakhand on Sunday reached 818.50 metres against the permissible mark of 825 metres, Tehri District Magistrate Nitesh Kumar Jha told The Hindu .

Publication Date: 
12/08/2013
Kavita Upadhyay [2]
Hindu (New Delhi) [3]
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand) [4], Tehri Garhwal [5], Dams [6], Central Water Commission (CWC) [7], Dam Safety [8], Hydroelectricity [9], Ganga [10], Ministry Of Water Resources [11], Floods [12], Dams/ Irrigation [13]
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tehri-garhwal
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/central-water-commission-cwc
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dam-safety
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hydroelectricity
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ganga
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-water-resources
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams-irrigation