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July 2026: 25 Workers Killed in NHPC Teesta-VI HEP Tunnel Disaster in Sikkim
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (1206+ words) South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (Feature Image: Joint rescue and recovery operation at Teesta VI HEP tunnel site in Samardung, Sikkim: Image credit: PTI/Source: ETV Bharat) The methane leak and explosion disaster on 20 July 2026 inside the…...
July 2026: Recurring Artificial Lake Floods Lippa in Sutlej Basin
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (739+ words) South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (Feature Image: Google Earth image showing Lippa village, Pejar and Kerang streams and location of artificial lake in red circle.) The flood spell and the resultant lake formation severely affected the Lippa…...
July 16, 2026 – SANDRP
1+ week, 3+ day ago (110+ words) Day: July 16, 2026 South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (Feature Image: Trapped and damaged vehicles at Lakhwar dam site following a landslide on July 11, 2026. Source: Amar Ujala) The under-construction Lakhwar dam site on the Yamuna river in Dehradun district…...
July 2026: Two Landslide Incidents at Lakhwar Dam in Three Days
1+ week, 2+ day ago (612+ words) South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (Feature Image: Trapped and damaged vehicles at Lakhwar dam site following a landslide on July 11, 2026. Source: Amar Ujala) Despite being declared a Project of National Importance, the project has experienced significant delays…...
Flooding Under the Scorching Sun: The Unstudied Crisis of Himalayan Nallahs
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1223+ words) South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People And we honestly have no clue what is happening. Or why it is happening. The repeated diurnal floods of Jahlma Nallah under the scorching sun have turned into a cyclic phenomenon that…...
Impact of Sand Mining, Transportation on River Infrastructures across India
3+ week, 19+ hour ago (197+ words) South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (Feature Image: Sand boats stuck in Prakasam barrage during Sept. 2024 floods. Source: Hans India) Our reports on these issues for J&K, Punjab & Haryana and Uttarakhand & Himachal Pradesh states and sand mining…...
June 19, 2026 – SANDRP
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (147+ words) Day: June 19, 2026 South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (Feature Image: The flood protection work around the pillars of already mining threatened Agampur bridge over the Sutlej river in Ropar district was damaged following discharges from Bhakra dam on…...
Yamuna Manthan June 2026: Any Hope from Apex Court’s 3rd River Cleanup Attempt?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1646+ words) South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (Feature Image: Confluence of Yamuna (left) and Aglar river (left) in Dehradun in April 2025. BS Rawat/SANDRP) In a significant development, the ongoing proceedings before the Hon’ble Supreme Court on May 27, 2026, in…...
Book Review: Is a River Alive?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (139+ words) South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People Guest blog by Dr. Ruchi Shree How a city kills its waterbodies (Chennai, India) The Living River Magpie (Canada) Dr. Ruchi Shree ([email protected]) is Assistant Professor (Senior) at the University Department of…...
CWC Flood Forecast Website Failure at Start of 2026 Monsoon Season
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (670+ words) South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (Feature Image: Screen shot of CWC’s FF website taken on June 11, 2026) Fundamental problems continue to plague Central Water Commission’s (CWC) flood monitoring work. In the latest such incident, its main Flood Forecast…...