Cauvery row: Brace for 12-hour rail roko on Sept 15 in Karnataka

Edit Deccan Chronicle 11 Sep 2016
BENGALURU ... We are ready to go to jail ... He told reporters here, “Tamil Nadu is asking for water to save crops though it has sufficient water in Mettur Dam. In Karnataka, we are struggling for drinking water and requesting for the same.  My Tamil Nadu counterpart has moved the Supreme Court seeking direction to Karnataka to release Cauvery water in spite of good water storage in dams ... ....

Missing trampers located - UPDATE (New Zealand Police)

Edit Public Technologies 11 Sep 2016
(Source. New Zealand Police). Search teams have found two trampers who were missing in the Hunua Ranges, south of Auckland ... Police confirmed at approximately 2pm that the pair had been found safe and well but tired, near Mangatangi Dam ... ENDS ... (noodl. 35304072) ....

Editorial: Our working river: Keep it in working order

Edit Pioneer Press 11 Sep 2016
We have had a persistent appreciation for our working river. And our short office move across the Mississippi from downtown St ... Paul’s economic engine since its earliest days ... In St ... As a result, we are dependent on more locks and dams than others — including the 26 between here and St. Louis ... Paul,” Nelson says ... Many of the locks and dams on our nation’s rivers were built during the 1930s, with a 50-year life expectancy ... This year, St ... St ... ....

State will urge SC to limit water release to 10,000 cusecs a day

Edit The Times of India 11 Sep 2016
Karn ataka will on Monday file the petition to modify the apex court's order that directed Karnataka to release 15,000 cusecs of water per day to Tamil Nadu for 10 days. Karnataka will urge the apex court to limit the water release to its earlier offer of 10,000 cusecs a day over the next six days ... Similarly, Tamil Nadu could have constructed a dam at Hogenakkal to store more water ... Click here to download it for your device. RELATED....

A threat more urgent than global warming

Edit The Jakarta Post 11 Sep 2016
Neither the US nor China are among them. Vietnam is the only Southeast Asian country that has ratified the convention ...  In Southeast Asia, drought and salination caused by harsh weather and alleged water storage at dozens of upstream dams on the Mekong River bankrupted about 1.5 million farmers in Vietnam ... However, emerging controversial issues such as dam building or river water diversion seem to have gone beyond its capacity ... ....

London Freshers Opening Party tickets

Edit Skiddle 11 Sep 2016
Fire And Lightbox Complex in London. Sunday 11th September 2016. 10.00pm til 4.00am (last entry 1.00am). Minimum Age. 18. The official opening party for all London Freshers, and those who just like to rave. Experience energy like never before... Event Info. Venue.   Buy tickets securely. Type of Ticket Price QuantityQty. Advance Discount Ticket - £7.00. £7.00 Face Value ... Accepted ... So. ... Well dam' f*cking right you should be exited ... ....

Mind & Life Europe - Power & Care - Second Day (The Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama)

Edit Public Technologies 11 Sep 2016
(Source. The Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama) ... During the first day, presenters were mostly scientists. Today they came from more diverse fields. The panel that joined His Holiness in the Henry le Boeuf Hall this morning discussed Power & Care from the perspective of Spiritual and Religious traditions ... She railed against multinational companies who are commercializing seeds for food and intruding on rights to water by building dams....

Marland legacy beyond scandal told in new documentary

Edit The Oklahoman 11 Sep 2016
For a brief period in history, E.W. Marland controlled 10 percent of the world's oil supply, oversaw a company with name recognition nationwide, and left his hometown Ponca City with a “palace on the prairie” that to this day remains a popular visitor destination ... The scandal of E.W ... E.W ... Marland created the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, established seven state parks, stepped up road construction and built the dams that created Grand Lake....

Dam Safety 2016 (Exponent Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 10 Sep 2016
Exponent will be exhibiting at the 2016 Dam Safety Conference. Dam Safety 2016 will feature more than 30 ... Original documenthttp.//www.exponent.com/newsevents/events/2016/09/dam-safety....

PCMC to get water from 2 more dams

Edit The Times of India 10 Sep 2016
The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has finalised a plan to draw 100 million litres per day (MLD) from Andra dam and another 167 MLD from the Bhama Askhed dam ... Giving details of the plan, a senior water supply department official said, "The state government has agreed in-principle to supply 100 MLD water from Andra dam and 167 MLD water from the Bhama Askhed dam....

Dam update: 9am Saturday 10 September 2016 (WaterNSW)

Edit Public Technologies 10 Sep 2016
WaterNSW is continuing operations at the following dams in response to rainfall on the south western slopes on Friday. Rainfall levels upstream of the dams were generally less significant than expected. Wyangala Dam. Wyangala Dam is currently at 96% of capacity, with inflows of 11,000 megalitres per day (ML/day). WaterNSW is maintaining releases from Wyangala Dam at 3,300 ML/day as at 9.00am on Saturday 10 September 2016....

Corps to resume blasting operations near Folsom Dam (USACE Sacramento District)

Edit Public Technologies 10 Sep 2016
Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District and its contractor Kiewit Infrastructure will resume blasting operations September 12 as part of the Folsom Dam Auxiliary Spillway construction project, forcing short-term closures of Folsom Lake Crossing Road and the American River Bike Trail near the site....

Man falls off dam

Edit 9news 10 Sep 2016
A 22-year-old man was injured falling off the Barker Dam early Saturday morning ... ....
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