To highlight these issues, we provide an in-depth case study of hydroelectric dam construction in India, a country simultaneously confronting widespread underdevelopment and an energy matrix overwhelmingly reliant on carbon-based sources. Our multi-method analysis includes: innovative ArcGIS techniques to...
The value mettur dam attcahes to the asset of Tamil Nadu is priceless. Constructed in the year 1934, this dam has a richhistory. Like other dams of India its construction history too is interesting and lengthy. Mettur was a result of disputes that arose on the water usage of River ...
Hirakud dam – Mystery of Constuction | The main purpose of the Hirakud Dam India was to check the massive flood that was effecting a large part of coastal Orissa. But construction of the dam greatly affected the native of...Read More...
Asia has the highest number of dams completed to date, with 9,526 dams, or 27 percent of worldwide dam construction. North America and South America also have significant dam infrastructure, representing 23 percent and 21 percent of the global dam count, respectively (Table 1). In terms of...
Chinese officials claim to have completed extensive geological studies on the seismically active area and believe construction could be completed safely. No timeline has been set for construction yet. Source:South China Morning Post
The third and final section sums up the key findings of the article and suggests concrete options for Indian policy makers to readjust their overall policy on PoK in general and on the construction of the Diamer Bhasha dam in particular.
China has approved the construction of what will be the world's largest hydropower dam, kicking off an ambitious project on the eastern rim of the Tibetan plateau that could affect millions downstream in India and Bangladesh. The dam, which will be located in the lower reaches of the Yarlung...
Construction of large dams to accelerate speed of economic development of India without taking into consideration their environmental dimensions has devastating effects. It has constantly perceived that environmental conservation should be the very bas...
In the UK, masonry dams are no longer built, but elsewhere dams have had masonry facing and concrete hearting, primarily to improve the appearance of the dam and also to avoid the need to provide shuttering for the concrete. Overseas, particularly in India, construction of masonry gravity ...
Whereas sluices are smaller, consisting of gates and channels that can be adjusted to manage water flow and are commonly found in water treatment plants, agricultural lands, and gold mining areas. 14 The construction of a dam is a significant engineering project that requires careful planning, ...