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Afghanistan plans to build dam over Kunar River that flows into Pakistan,
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Days after recent border clashes with Pakistan, Afghanistan's Taliban-led administration on Friday announced plans to begin construction of dams over the Kunar River, a key waterway that flows into Pakistan's northwestern region.
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Jaishankar raises concerns with Chinese Foreign Minister over China's mega
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar raised India's concerns during his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday.
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Balochistan dam projects face major delays, funding woes
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Senate Standing Committee on Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives has voiced worry about the delays in dam construction in Balochistan, which are mostly the result of financial problems and growing project expenses
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China's construction of dams sparks controversy as building river dams "re
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
China's construction and operation of dams has sparked controversy as building river dams and artificial reservoirs causes "irreversible modification of natural landscapes" and "such extensive interfeence can even increase the risk of earthquakes, according to The Institute for Security and
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Pakistan approves compensation for Chinese workers killed in Bisham suicid
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Five Chinese engineers and their Pakistani driver were killed in a suicide bombing on March 26 while traveling between Islamabad and a hydroelectric dam construction site in Dasu, in north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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“Won’t allow construction of Mekedatu dam on Cauvery river”: TN Water Reso
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Notably, the Mekedatu balancing reservoir-cum drinking water project, to be constructed across the Cauvery river basin, has been at the centre of controversy between the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
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Protests held in PoK against biased policies in Chinese funded dam project
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Gilgit Baltistan [PoK], August 1 (ANI): A protest was organized against the biased policies of the Chinese Dam administration and Pakistan-Occupied Gilgit Baltistan government as locals were being ignored for jobs related to Diamer-Bhasha dam construction projects, media reports said.
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India protests against Diamer Bhasha Dam construction in PoK, says will su
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): India on Thursday strongly protested against the construction of Diamer Bhasha Dam in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) by Pakistan and China, saying that the project will lead to submergence of large parts of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
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Less number of migratory birds arriving due to Tunga dam construction: Env
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], July 4 (ANI): Due to construction of Tunga dam the number of migratory birds coming to the Mandagadde Bird Sanctuary in Shivamogga district has reduced considerably, said Ajay Sharma, environmentalist, on Saturday.
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PoK activist lambasts Pak for resuming dam construction work in Gilgit Bal
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Glasgow [Scotland], April 26 (ANI): An activist from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) has lambasted Imran Khan's government for taking advantage of the COVID-19 situation and resuming construction work at the Diamer Bhasa Dam in Gilgit Baltistan.
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Work on Sapta Kosi high dam on hold due to disagreement between India and
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], July 16 (ANI): The demands pertaining to the compensation and resettlement assurances to the locals on Nepal side have kept the construction work on the proposed Sapta Kosi high dam on hold since 2017.
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Atrai drying because of Bangladesh dam construction, says Mamata Banerjee
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 9 (ANI):The River Atrai is drying up because of dams' construction in Bangladesh, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee told the West Bengal State Assembly on Tuesday, adding that New Delhi is not seriously taking up the issue with Dhaka.
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