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Bad dam management caused Kerala floods: Madhav Gadgil

Ecologist Madhav Gadgil, whose report on Western Ghats was rejected by the Kerala government, on what caused the Kerala floods and how the rebuilding process should be carried out

7 min read3 Sep 2018
Opinion

Opinion | In Kerala, dammed if you do, dammed if you don’t

With the likelihood of extreme weather patterns increasing because of global warming, operational management of dams deserves equal importance

4 min read3 Sep 2018
Politics

As water recedes, blame game begins in flood-hit Kerala

Opposition in the state has blamed the ruling government's dam operations for the calamity

3 min read22 Aug 2018
Politics

Kerala floods highlight India’s poor dam management

Had the dam reservoirs in Kerala been emptied ahead of the onset of monsoon rains, damages from the floods would have been lower, shows analysis

3 min read21 Aug 2018
Opinion

Dams, development and denial

Big irrigation projects aren't the hard knocks, badly conceived ones are

4 min read10 Apr 2018
Mint-lounge

Tamil pulp fiction: Of deadly damsels, daring detectives

'The Blaft Anthology Of Tamil Pulp Fiction, Vol. III' hooks you with its oddball detectives and ludicrous capers

3 min read9 Jan 2018
Politics

Cyclone Ockhi: Water panel warns of rivers rising in Tamil Nadu, Kerala

The Central Water Commission said the pouring might trigger a rapid rise in the water level of the rivers in Tamil Nadu, Kerala due to Cyclone Ockhi, and asked the states to monitor the rivers, dams

2 min read2 Dec 2017
Industry

Water level rises to 70% in major reservoirs across India

The water level in 91 major reservoirs across the country has risen to 70% of their total storage capacity from 68% last week, says government

1 min read20 Oct 2017
Politics

Pakistan constructing 6 dams in PoK with China’s assistance: Govt

Pakistan is constructing six dams on the Indus river in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir with assistance of China, says V. K. Singh

1 min read4 Aug 2017
Opinion

A water war in Asia cannot be ruled out

Asia can build a harmonious, rules-based water management system. But it needs China to get on board

4 min read29 Nov 2016
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