A US agency seeking to restore habitat for Chinook salmon and endangered coho salmon gave final approval Thursday to decommission four dams straddling the California-Oregon border.
According to Central Water Commission, safety of dams is important for ensuring continuity of benefits derived from projects and national water security, among other things.
Mihir Shah, who headed high-level committee that drafted National Water Policy 2020, says impact of dam construction on river flows was under scrutiny, owing to concerns over river rejuvenation.
The Krishna Raja Sagara Dam project was politically & financially overwhelming. Visvesvaraya once threatened to quit if the Maharaja of Mysore didn't approve it.
Latest satellite images suggest that the width of the river has reduced considerably in Tibet with an indication of dam construction activity in China.
Beyond the immediate protection of Israel and its borders, which the USA could reasonably commit itself to, it did not need to get into every war in the Muslim world.
When conflict with Iran ends, says the report, area’s key players are likely to reexamine longstanding assumptions & alliances as they determine how best to advance their interests.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
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