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Hungary: New dam to be constructed to protect Esztergom from floods

The General Directorate of Water Management is starting the initial phase of a new dam to protect Esztergom in northwest Hungary, as the government allocated HUF 13.8. The project is crucial as the e...

Investigation works underway for the Pioneer-Burdekin Pumped Hydro Project

Investigation works have started for Queensland’s Pioneer-Burdekin Pumped Hydro Project. The proposed Pioneer-Burdekin Pumped Hydro Project is a publicly owned energy storage facility with a capacit...

China’s new dam in Tibet near Indian border

China is constructed a new dam on the Mabja Zangbo river in Tibet, near to the tri-junction, which is a matter that worries both India and Nepal. The Mabja Zangbo river has its source in Nagari count...

Waimea Water: update on dam construction project

The major dam project located on the Lee River will increase water to aquifers that supply Richmond, Brightwater, Mapua, and other urban areas along the Waimea Plain once complete – which is expected...

Mega dam: Kenya, UK agree deal for Sh425 billion

A new multipurpose dam to be built in Kitui and Tharaka Nithi counties will cost Sh425 billion following a deal by President William Ruto and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday. The building o...

Construction of Polihali Dam and Polihali Transfer Tunnel will start as contracts awarded

The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) has awarded construction contracts for the Polihali Dam and Polihali Transfer Tunnel – the two biggest Lesotho Highlands Water Project Phase II cont...

Nett River: a new dam is planned

An aging, ailing concrete dam controlling the waters of Nett Lake is about to be demolished and replaced with a new design that will have ecological benefit for the lake and the Nett River. The need...

4 lakes in mid-Michigan, disappeared after dam failure, are being restored

Four dams are being restored after catastrophic failures led to four man-made lakes disappearing in May 2020. The dam failures took away Sandford Lake, Wixom Lake, Secord Lake and Smallwood Lake. F...

South African tailings dam collapses: Injuries and ‘extensive damage’

Emergency teams are on the ground in South Africa’s Free State province after a dam collapsed at an abandoned diamond mine. Disaster management specialists have joined police, engineers and medical f...

Adelaide Hills dam: fears of collapse

An emergency flood warning has been issued for a South Australian town due to the “high risk” of a dam wall collapsing. The privately owned dam on the edge of an Adelaide Hills town remains at risk...

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