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Working for water resource development as if people, environment and democracy matter - sandrp.wordpress.com, sandrp.in,
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SANDRP @Indian_Rivers
Coming within 15 months of Aug. 2025 cofferdam collapse, this 2nd major incident raises serious questions about adequacy of project design, geological investigations, construction quality & may also add to project's already substantial cost, time overruns. sandrp.in/2026/11/13/nov…
sandrp.in Nov. 2026: Another Setback for Pakistan’s Tarbela T-5 Project WAPDA confirmed the incident but rejected reports that the main Tunnel No. 5 had collapsed. It stated that the main tunnel, under-construction powerhouse, tailrace culvert and switchyard had not su…
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NGT must fix accountability, ensure adequate compensation for affected communities & take strict action against all responsible agencies. Most importantly, the proceedings must lead to a lasting solution to fly ash pollution in Betwa river rather than... sandrp.in/2026/11/11/yam…
sandrp.in Yamuna Manthan 1126: Parichha Fly Ash Damaging Health of People & Betwa River The petitioners claimed that three large ash deposits, each measuring around 180 feet by 230 feet and rising nearly four feet above the water level, have formed in the river. The NGT principal benc…
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Most importantly, the study highlighted the limitations of dams in controlling successive floods. It found ~74% of dams wr more than 90% full on day of a high-flood event. Thus, leaving little space to hold next rainfall spell & control resultant floods. sandrp.in/2026/11/09/drp…
sandrp.in DRP 091126: Shift towards Weather Forecast based Dams’ Operation Most concerningly, 74% of reservoirs hit near-full capacity immediately next day after a monsoon high inflow. This leaves a vulnerable room for sequential high flow events. These findings emphasize…
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-India shld ask China to conduct joint research because thr is so much happening in terms of climate change & its impacts in this region. In fact, India hs right to ask for joint India-China impact assessment of Great Bend project & it shld do so publicly. theweek.in/magazine/thewe…
www.theweek.in A ticking time bomb? The unseen dangers of China's mega dam on Brahmaputra China's Great Bend Hydropower Project on the Yarlung Tsangpo river poses a significant threat to downstream nations like India due to its construction in a geologically fragile and disaster-prone...