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But incredibly, thanks to ancient Roman engineering which helped to direct the overflowing waters of the dam, the deluge was diverted down a hillside and away from the town of Almonacid de la Cuba.

These are important structures that help manage water resources. The earliest known dam was built in Jordan around 3,000 BC to provide irrigation for crops in the region. A dam is a large barrier ...

The Department of Water and Sanitation’s latest weekly report revealed a significant decline in the country’s dam water capacity levels. 31 dams nationally recorded levels of under 50% of ...

Afcons Infrastructure's IPO, a Shapoorji Pallonji company, was fully subscribed on the last day with the issue receiving bids 1.10 times the total size. The retail portion saw 52% subscription while ...

After years of controversy and construction, British Columbia’s Site C dam has begun generating power. BC Hydro said Monday that the first of six generating units at the hydroelectric dam on the ...

Brazil has signed a $45 billion compensation agreement with BPH and Vale for the Mariana dam collapse in 2015. The collapse of the dam near Mariana in 2015 killed 19 people, left hundreds homeless ...

Global miners BHP (ASX, NYSE: BHP), Vale (NYSE: VALE) and their joint venture Samarco reached on Friday a final settlement of 170 billion reais ($29.93 billion) with Brazilian public authorities ...

Napocor, which provides missionary electrification to off-grid areas, manages major dams in Luzon, including the Ambuklao Dam and the Binga Dam in Benguet, San Roque Dam in Pangasinan, Angat Dam ...

The Brahmaputra starts in Tibet and travels 916 km across northeastern India before joining the Ganga in Bangladesh. The Hirakud Dam, one of the longest in the world, is located on the 900-kilometer ...