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Category Archives: Water story
The Salt Invasion
Highly saline waters are changing our approach to agriculture and associated food habits…
Adapting to the landfills of the future
Our unmanaged plastic habit is costing us the Earth!
Deep Diamonds
Mining of our rivers and ocean-beds for minerals are stripping bare the habitat that may never be restored …
Dusty and ‘Tyred’
Pollution from vehicular tyre particles is harming our freshwater resources and ending up at the ocean floor
Tow that Iceberg?
Water-scarce countries are increasingly looking at unconventional water resources to collect and access water
Dammit! – Tehri Dam
A mini series that brings to light the stories of India’s dams 📍Tehri Dam, Uttarakhand टिहरी डैम टिहरी बांध भारत का सबसे ऊंचा बांध है और उत्तराखंड में स्थित है। India’s highest dam, the Tehri Dam is a 260.5m tall earth and rock fill dam built over Bhagirathi river with an installed capacity of 1,000Continue reading “Dammit! – Tehri Dam”
Dammit! – Teesta Dam
A mini series that brings to light the stories of India’s dams 📍Teesta Dams-West Bengal, Sikkim तीस्ता बांध – बंगाल, सिक्किम The Teesta river originates in the Eastern Himalayas and flows through the states of Sikkim, West Bengal and through Bangladesh before it enters the Bay of Bengal. It has a beautiful blue-green tinge owingContinue reading “Dammit! – Teesta Dam”
Dammit! – Mini Dams of TN
A mini series that brings to light the stories of India’s dams ஐந்து ரத்தினங்கள், தமிழ்நாடு 📍 Adavinainar Dam,Tenkasi district அடவி நயினார் அணை, தென்காசி Built over Hanumantha river,this dam is 670m long.There is a specific reason for its construction: in 1992 there was exceptionally high rainfall in Tirunelveli and Tenkasi.This resulted in flooding,landslides and huge damageContinue reading “Dammit! – Mini Dams of TN”
Dammit! – Idamalayar Dam
A mini series that brings to light the stories of India’s dams 📍Idamalayar Dam, Ernakulam district, Kerala ഇടമലയാർ അണക്കെട്ട് നിർമ്മിച്ച ഈ അണക്കെട്ടിനു 373 മീറ്റർ നീളവും 102 മീറ്റർ ഉയരവുമുണ്ട്. The Idamalayar Dam is built on Idamalayar river, one of the major tributaries of the Periyar river which originates from the Anaimalai Hills. It is a 102.4mContinue reading “Dammit! – Idamalayar Dam”
Lakes of India 