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Mullaiperiyar Dam's Water Level Rises, Flood Alert Issued In Tamil Nadu
Following continuous rainfall over the past few days, the water level in the Mullaiperiyar dam has surged significantly, prompting authorities to issue a flood warning for residents living downstream.
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Opinion | No Flood Data, New Dams: How India May Target Pak With Indus Treaty Suspension
In the immediate term, India can hurt Pakistan by halting data-sharing, publicising new projects, optimising existing dams and escalating diplomatic pressure, thereby causing public anxiety in the already water-stressed country.
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Bengal Floods Man-Made Disaster, Says Mamata Banerjee
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee rushed to flood-hit areas in Hooghly and other parts of South Bengal today, which have been massively affected by the release of water from dams upstream in Jharkhand.
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"Misleading Narrative": Foreign Ministry Blasts CNN Bangladesh Flood Report
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has once again trashed reports that the flooding in some areas of Bangladesh were caused by the opening of a dam on the Gumti River in Tripura.
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"Not Correct...": Government On Reports India Dam Caused Bangladesh Floods
Flooding in the eastern districts of Bangladesh were not caused by the opening of a dam on the Gumti River in Tripura, the government clarified Thursday.
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Explained: How Karnataka's Tungabhadra Dam Gate Washed Away
Anticipating a potential threat from the Tungabhadra Reservoir in Karnataka's Vijayanagara district, the Andhra Pradesh government has issued a flood alert in low-lying areas of the Kurnool district.
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"Jharkhand Waters Flooding Bengal": Mamata Banerjee To Hemant Soren
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said that she spoke to her Jharkhand counterpart Hemant Soren and requested him to look into the issue of release of water from dams in the neighbouring state.
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Flood Alert For Parts Of Bengal After Water Released From 2 Jharkhand Dams
A flood-like situation prevails in several parts of West Bengal with heavy rain over the last few days.
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Six Dead, Pune Flooded, Mumbai Airport Chaos As Rains Batter Maharashtra
Four people have died - three were electrocuted - in Pune, two drowned after falling into Thane's Barvi Dam, and a red alert has been declared for Mumbai and Palghar after heavy rainfall, overnight and this morning, battered Maharashtra.
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Dramatic Videos Show Raging Water Flowing Around US Dam As It Sweeps Away Building
Videos showed a tremendous volume of water flowing around the dam, swallowing a building as dead trees and other debris piled up around it.
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42 Dead As Kenya Dam Bursts, Rescue Ops Underway To Find Survivors
At least 42 people died when a dam burst its banks near a town in Kenya's Rift Valley, the local governor told AFP on Monday, as heavy rains and floods battered the country.
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Water Level In Russia's Orsk "Critical", More Floods Likely After Dam Burst
A major flood in the Russian city of Orsk forced thousands of people to evacuate, with Moscow reporting a "critical" situation Sunday and warning of danger water levels in Siberia.
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Russia Evacuates 4,500 People After Dam Burst Near Kazakhstan Border
Russia on Saturday said it had evacuated almost 4,500 people in the Orenburg region in the southern Urals due to flooding after a dam burst.
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Sikkim Back To Normalcy After Road Connectivity Restored
Nearly a month after the glacial lake outburst and the dam breach at Chungthang on October 4 in North Sikkim that devastated the state with bridges, homes and roads being washed away by floodwaters.
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"Disaster Due To Sub-Standard Dam Construction": Sikkim Chief Minister To NDTV
Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang =blamed "inferior construction" by the previous state government for the destruction of the Chungthang Dam - a 1200 MW hydroelectric project washed away in flash floods triggered by a glacial lake outburst.
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Mullaiperiyar Dam's Water Level Rises, Flood Alert Issued In Tamil Nadu
Following continuous rainfall over the past few days, the water level in the Mullaiperiyar dam has surged significantly, prompting authorities to issue a flood warning for residents living downstream.
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Opinion | No Flood Data, New Dams: How India May Target Pak With Indus Treaty Suspension
In the immediate term, India can hurt Pakistan by halting data-sharing, publicising new projects, optimising existing dams and escalating diplomatic pressure, thereby causing public anxiety in the already water-stressed country.
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Bengal Floods Man-Made Disaster, Says Mamata Banerjee
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee rushed to flood-hit areas in Hooghly and other parts of South Bengal today, which have been massively affected by the release of water from dams upstream in Jharkhand.
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"Misleading Narrative": Foreign Ministry Blasts CNN Bangladesh Flood Report
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has once again trashed reports that the flooding in some areas of Bangladesh were caused by the opening of a dam on the Gumti River in Tripura.
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"Not Correct...": Government On Reports India Dam Caused Bangladesh Floods
Flooding in the eastern districts of Bangladesh were not caused by the opening of a dam on the Gumti River in Tripura, the government clarified Thursday.
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Explained: How Karnataka's Tungabhadra Dam Gate Washed Away
Anticipating a potential threat from the Tungabhadra Reservoir in Karnataka's Vijayanagara district, the Andhra Pradesh government has issued a flood alert in low-lying areas of the Kurnool district.
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"Jharkhand Waters Flooding Bengal": Mamata Banerjee To Hemant Soren
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said that she spoke to her Jharkhand counterpart Hemant Soren and requested him to look into the issue of release of water from dams in the neighbouring state.
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Flood Alert For Parts Of Bengal After Water Released From 2 Jharkhand Dams
A flood-like situation prevails in several parts of West Bengal with heavy rain over the last few days.
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Six Dead, Pune Flooded, Mumbai Airport Chaos As Rains Batter Maharashtra
Four people have died - three were electrocuted - in Pune, two drowned after falling into Thane's Barvi Dam, and a red alert has been declared for Mumbai and Palghar after heavy rainfall, overnight and this morning, battered Maharashtra.
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Dramatic Videos Show Raging Water Flowing Around US Dam As It Sweeps Away Building
Videos showed a tremendous volume of water flowing around the dam, swallowing a building as dead trees and other debris piled up around it.
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42 Dead As Kenya Dam Bursts, Rescue Ops Underway To Find Survivors
At least 42 people died when a dam burst its banks near a town in Kenya's Rift Valley, the local governor told AFP on Monday, as heavy rains and floods battered the country.
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Water Level In Russia's Orsk "Critical", More Floods Likely After Dam Burst
A major flood in the Russian city of Orsk forced thousands of people to evacuate, with Moscow reporting a "critical" situation Sunday and warning of danger water levels in Siberia.
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Russia Evacuates 4,500 People After Dam Burst Near Kazakhstan Border
Russia on Saturday said it had evacuated almost 4,500 people in the Orenburg region in the southern Urals due to flooding after a dam burst.
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Sikkim Back To Normalcy After Road Connectivity Restored
Nearly a month after the glacial lake outburst and the dam breach at Chungthang on October 4 in North Sikkim that devastated the state with bridges, homes and roads being washed away by floodwaters.
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"Disaster Due To Sub-Standard Dam Construction": Sikkim Chief Minister To NDTV
Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang =blamed "inferior construction" by the previous state government for the destruction of the Chungthang Dam - a 1200 MW hydroelectric project washed away in flash floods triggered by a glacial lake outburst.
