Dam Floods, Failures and Disasters

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Dam Floods, Failures and Disasters in 2022 https://sandrp.in/2022/12/17/dam-floods-failures-and-disasters-in-2022/ December 17, 2022 SANDRP

Faulty operation of dams can lead to floods- a statement in Parliament by Union Minister of state for Jal Shakti on Aug 8, 2022. the same Press Release noted, no data on flooding caused by faulty operations of reservoirs are maintained centrally. In fact such data is not available with any official agencies anywhere in India.  https://sandrp.in/2022/08/15/drp-nb-150822-cwc-accepts-faulty-operation-of-dams-can-lead-to-floods/

The disaster at the Karam dam in Madhya Pradesh that ultimately led to collapse of the dam on Aug 14 2022 night is reminder how problematic is CWC’s and state water resources’ performance in terms of an updated National Register of Large Dams (Karam dam is not listed in the National Register) https://sandrp.in/2022/08/13/bharudpura-dam-in-mp-faces-disaster-after-first-filling-in-aug-2022/

https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/seepage-from-another-dam-reported-in-dhar-district

https://www.patrika.com/bhopal-news/the-danger-of-bursting-khedi-dam-increases-7718329/

https://sandrp.in/2022/08/23/madhya-pradesh-collapse-of-lateri-stop-dam-in-vidisha/

https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/now-garethia-dam-develops-cracks-soil-used-to-fill-cracks-says-sdm

https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/bhopal-15-villages-flooded-as-sluice-gates-of-3-dams-open

https://www.livehindustan.com/madhya-pradesh/story-a-part-of-the-bridge-between-bhopal-narmadapuram-collapsed-due-to-heavy-rains-video-6840836.html

https://www.naidunia.com/madhya-pradesh/seoni-bridge-collapse-in-mp-bridge-destroyed-in-flood-water-before-inauguration-in-seoni-district-6280921

https://hindi.news18.com/news/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad-breaking-news-due-to-heavy-rain-narmadapuram-betul-bridge-broken-bhopal-nagpur-highway-closed-mpsg-4400556.html

https://www.bhaskar.com/local/mp/bhopal/news/people-trapped-in-floods-living-on-mountains-shifted-9000-people-from-60-villages-of-bhind-morena-130234107.html

https://www.ptinews.com/news/west/mp-two-dead-11-rescued-as-boat-capsizes-in-narmada-river-in-omkareshwar/451415.html

https://sandrp.in/2022/07/18/drp-nb-180722-polavaram-kaleshwaram-projects-damaged-kadam-dam-overflowed/

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/floods-damage-kaleshwaram-pumping-stations-in-telangana-101657910825389.html

https://sandrp.in/2022/01/28/hydro-power-projects-dams-accidents-damages-in-2021/

https://sandrp.in/2020/11/04/dam-floods-embankment-breaches-in-south-west-monsoon-2020/

https://sandrp.in/2019/10/31/2019-monsoon-instances-when-dam-safety-came-into-question/

https://sandrp.in/2018/11/22/dams-floods-2018-filling-up-dams-well-before-monsoon-end-invitation-to-disaster/

All credit to SANDRP for compiling these reports and links...