Category: River
Shahpur Kandi Barrage – Indus Water Treaty
The completion of the Shahpur Kandi barrage has halted the flow of water from the River Ravi to Pakistan.
Laughing Gull | Chittari Estuary
First time in the country, laughing gull from North America spotted at Chittari estuary in Kasaragod.
Modified Parbati-KalisindhChambal-ERCP (PKC-ERCP) Link Project
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed to implement the Modified Parbati-Kalisindh-Chambal-ERCP (Modified PKC-ERCP) Link Project.
Pong dam | Pong Dam Wildlife Sanctuary
A draft policy has been created by Union Environment Ministry to declare region around Pong dam as eco-sensitive zone
Krishna Raja Sagara Dam | MMDR Act
High Court of Karnataka bans all mining activities within 20-km radius of Krishna Raja Sagara Dam.
Pashupatinath Temple | River Bagmati
Meat, alcohol prohibited around Pashupatinath Temple due to Bala Chaturdashi festival.
Mullaperiyar Dam
The Supreme Court directed the Survey of India to examine whether a mega car park project envisaged by Kerala near the Mullaperiyar dam area enters the property covered by the Periyar Lake Lease Agreement of October 1886.
Tantalum | River Sutlej
Researchers from the IIT, Ropar has detected the presence of tantalum, a rare metal, in the Sutlej river sand in Punjab.
Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP)
As Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh is nearby Government is pushing Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP) to secure the final forest clearance, six years after it got the provisional nod.
Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal
Supreme Court has ordered the government of Punjab to complete the construction of the SYL project.
River Cauvery
Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) upheld the decision of the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC), asking Karnataka to release 3,000 cubic feet per second (cusecs) to Tamil Nadu till October 15.










