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Chinese dams on Mekong drying up Thailand's gold panners fortunes
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], May 26 (ANI): The Chinese dams are blamed for turning gold dreams of Mekong panners into dust, especially Thailand's gold panners.
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Dams along Mekong by China threatening farmers and fish in Southeast Asia:
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], April 8 (ANI): China's construction of large hydropower dams along the river to feed country's growing energy needs is causing problems downriver -- having devastating impacts on water availability and the fertile soil that feeds hundreds of millions of people in South
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Chinese dams release Mekong waters on Laos; pose threats to aquatic life
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Vientiane [Laos], April 8 (ANI): Chinese dams on the Mekong River have begun unleashing water during the river's normal dry season, posing threats to aquatic life in Laos, along with thousands of people living alongside the river in Southeast Asian country, according to a report by Radio Fre
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DS Group's noble water conservation initiatives emphasize on 'Valuing Wate
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Dharampal Satyapal (DS) Group has restored over 550 water conservation structures across the country that has led to a cumulative storage capacity of more than 33 Lakh Cubic Meter, along with 83,000 cubic meter of soil conservation.
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US raises concerns over China's upstream dams on Mekong river basin
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 1 (ANI): Raising concerns over the dipping water-levels of the Mekong River and upstream dams in China, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Ambassador Atul Keshap points out that upstream dams in China that exacerbate drough
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Mekong River: US calls on China to live up to its commitments on water dat
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): Raising concerns over the dropping water-levels of the Mekong River, the United States on Tuesday (local time) called on China to 'live up to its commitments to water data transparency'.
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Dams on Mekong river benefits upriver countries, adversely affects downriv
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 22 (ANI): Dams on the Mekong river, which originates in China, have adversely affected the livelihoods of people living in downriver countries such as Vietnam and Cambodia while the upriver neighbours continue to reap benefits of hydropower projects.
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U'khand glacier burst: Was against power projects on Himalayas, says Uma B
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): Expressing grief over the loss of lives after a glacier burst in Uttarakhand, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti on Sunday said that when she was a minister she had opposed the idea of having any power projects on the Himalayan mountain range
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CCEA approves second, third phase of DRIP for improving 736 dams
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 29 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday approved the Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) Phase II and Phase III to improve safety and operational performance of selected dams across the country.
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Andhra Pradesh irrigation minister expresses happiness as dams fill up to
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Nellore (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 10 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Irrigation Minister Anil Kumar has expressed happiness as the dams in the state are filling up to their full capacity for the second consecutive year.
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Construction of dams in PoK, GB by Pakistan, China are illegal, says activ
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 28 (ANI): A political activist from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir lambasted Pakistan and China, at the 45th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday, for constructing mega-dams in the occupied territories.
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Massive protests continue in PoK against construction of dams by China, Pa
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Muzaffarabad [PoK], September 8 (ANI): A massive protest along with a torch rally was held in Muzaffarabad city of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) on Monday night against the mega dams proposed to be constructed by Chinese companies on Neelum-Jhelum River.
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