Tag: Dam

Toll in Brazil dam disaster rises to 121 dead, 226 missing

BRUMADINHO: The toll from a dam collapse last week at a mine in southeast Brazil has risen to 121 dead and 226 missing, according...

Chiniot dam to cost Rs60bn, Senate told

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Water Resources Friday was informed that Chiniot dam would be built on river Chenab and it would cost Rs60...

Water expert requests to not politicise water crisis

Renowned water expert Dr Hassan Abbas has said that the water issue can be more of a uniting force instead of divisive one if...

India refuses to allow Pakistani inspection of Chenab dams

The Indian government has backtracked from its decision to allow Pakistani officials to inspect contentious dams over Chenab River in the held Kashmir. According to...

Key dam shrinking, Senate told

--Water storage capacity of Tarbela dam has dropped by 40.58% since it began operating ISLAMABAD: The water storage capacity of Tarbela Dam has been reduced...

Hundreds missing after under-construction dam collapses in Laos

  BANGKOK: Hundreds of people are missing and several are feared dead after a hydropower dam under construction in southern Laos collapsed, causing flash flooding...

World Bank responsible for arbitration on Kishenganga dam dispute: FO

Pakistan challenges India to carry out free, fair plebiscite in Kashmir Condemns Indian atrocities, unlawful arrest of Hurriyat leaders Dr Faisal says Indian...

Tarbela’s capacity reduced by 30 per cent, Senate body told

WAPDA chairman says Pakistan has water storage capacity of only 30 days against India’s 170 days Urges construction of Kalabagh Dam after political...

World Bank asks Pakistan to appoint ‘neutral expert’ in dam dispute

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has asked Pakistan to accept India's offer of appointing a “neutral expert” in Kishanganga dam dispute, instead of pursuing its...

At least 27 dead after dam bursts in Kenya: police

NAIROBI: At least 27 people died when their homes were swept away after a dam burst in southern Kenya following heavy rains, police said...

Govt to construct dam in Khyber Agency

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to construct a dam in Bara Area of Khyber Agency at a cost of five billion rupees. According to...

France to grant Rs67b to Punjab govt for building dam

LAHORE: France will provide Rs67 billion to the Punjab government through Asian Development Bank for construction of a dam in Lahore. Managing Director Water and Sanitation Agency...

Egypt wants ‘Sudan out’ of contentious dam talks

CAIRO: Egypt has proposed excluding Sudan from contentious negotiations over the future of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the largest hydroelectric dam project in Africa, according...

Dam fails in Puerto Rico, 70,000 told to evacuate

SAN JUAN: Some 70,000 people were ordered to evacuate their homes Friday after a rain-swollen dam in Puerto Rico failed in the latest disaster caused...

USAID to provide $81 million for Kurram Tangi Dam

  An activity agreement worth 81 million for the construction of Kurram Tangi Dam Project (Stage-I) will be signed between WAPDA and USAID on December...

Construction work on Dasu Dam to be executed in few months,...

  Minister of State for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali told the National Assembly on Thursday that construction work on Dasu Dam project would...

Capital to have another dam on Soan River

Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Sheikh Aftab Ahmed told the National Assembly on Thursday during the question hour that there is a proposal...