Dam

Several districts in Chhattisgarh, including Bilaspur, Korba, Mungeli, Gariaband, Raipur, Durg and Dhamtari, received heavy rainfall

Dam management was considered as a major reason for the 2018 floods in the state that led to a loss of around Rs 50,000 crore and claimed around 483 lives

Amid rising tension between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka governments over Mekedatu dam project, Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that Centre will have to give clearance to project as per law

Covering both the geographical and local requirements while considering construction of dams is very important

Till the time you don't give water to a farmer's fields, you can't save him from suicide

The dam, earlier known as Salma Dam, will irrigate 75,000 hectares of land and generate 42 Mw of power

The design capacity is more than double of Zangmu hydropower plant on Brahmaputra river which is Tibet's largest existing hydro project