Headmaster dies during Children’s Day speech in Odisha
The headmaster, identified as Parsuram Dash, aged 57, of Palli Bikash Panchayat (PBP) High School, was a hard taskmaster ...
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How 2,000-year-old Roman dam kept Spanish town safe from floods while modern defences failed as public anger grows at authorities over disaster that may have killed 400
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.
jagranjosh.com18d
List of Top 10 Major Dams in India
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 Citizen20d
Vaal Dam level continues to drop: Here’s what it and other reserves below 50% stood at this week
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 ...
Global News22d
Site C dam begins generating power after years of construction and controversy
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 ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation25d
Brazil seals $45 billion compensation deal with BHP and Vale after 2015 Brazilian Mariana Dam disaster
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 ...
Mining25d
BHP, Vale and Samarco reach $30 billion Fundão dam settlement
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 ...
philstar.com25d
Dam water release to be gradual, measured
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 ...
India.com26d
India's Top 10 Longest Rivers
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 ...
Smithsonian Magazine26d
Salmon Make a Long-Awaited Return to the Klamath River for the First Time in 112 Years, After Largest Dam Removal in U.S.
On October 16, biologists with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) spotted the fish above the former site of the J.C. Boyle Dam in the Upper Klamath River. The dam was one of four ...
The Citizen27d
Vaal Dam level continues to drop. Here’s what it stood at this week
The Vaal Dam is the primary feeder for Rand Water, which draws from the Sterkfontein Dam should the Vaal have a distinguished low capacity. Vaal Dam. Image: Department of Water and Sanitation The ...