Tag: Dam
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Dasin Hausa Dam completion a top priority – FG
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to completing the Dasin Hausa Dam project in Adamawa, calling it a top priority to address water scarcity and enhance flood control in vulnerable rural communities.
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Gov Mohammed mourns death of 4 workers at Bauchi Dam
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has condoled with the families of the four workers who lost their lives in a routine maintenance exercise at the Gubi Dam.
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FG identifies dams in critical condition for intervention
The Federal Government is to overhaul the Alau dam in Maiduguri with special focus on raising its reservoir level and fixing damages resulting from the Sept. 9 disaster, an official has disclosed.
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Army helicopter crashes in dam
A helicopter belonging to the Indian army on Tuesday crashed in a dam in the northern state of Punjab, local media reports said. So far there have been no immediate reports of any casualty in the crash. The helicopter crashed in Ranjit Sagar Dam of Pathankot district. “We received information that an army helicopter has…
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30 feared dead after dam swept away houses
Officials on Wednesday reported that a dam in Maharashtra’s coastal Konkan region breached following incessant rain, and in the tragedy, dozens of houses in the downstream areas were washed away. District officials said Tiware dam in coastal Ratnagiri district developed a breach on Tuesday night after heavy rain. The officials said they had recovered six…
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Over 300 feared dead after after dam collapses in Brazil
About 300 people are feared dead after a dam collapsed at an iron ore mine in south-eastern Brazil, officials say. The break caused a sea of muddy sludge that buried the dam’s cafeteria where workers were eating lunch on Friday. Rescue teams used earth-moving machinery at the site near the town of Brumadinho, in Minas…