Dam the river
No government, whether at the Centre or in the states, can afford to suffer what they call a “damburst”.
No government, whether at the Centre or in the states, can afford to suffer what they call a “damburst”.
A state cannot have autonomous powers even in respect of a river flowing entirely within its territory, because of associated environmental and other consequences in neighbouring states; e.g., independent action by a State may affect the groundwater aquifers across its boundaries.
The source of some of the woes of the state can be traced outside its boundaries, the chief minister said.
Heavy rains and water released by the Damodar Valley Corporation has led to at least 16 deaths in West Bengal,…
Claiming that the lower catchment areas of her state are inundated every year by the water released from dams, West…
