BRO constructs permanent bridge across Ravi river

The Border Roads Organization has completed the construction of permanent bridge across Ravi river. The Kasowal bridge will help Punjab farmers to transport their harvest comfortably. Highlights The construction of the bridge has been completed well ahead of time. The bridge was constructed by BRO under Project Chetak. The cost of construction of the bridge ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: Beas • Border Agreement • Bro • Indus Water Treaty • Ravi River • Sutlej • World Bank

Minister of North East Development chairs Ujh (National) Multipurpose Project, Jammu Kashmir

On February 3, 2020 the Minister of North Eastern Development Dr Jitendra Singh chaired the Ujh Multipurpose (National) Project, Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was attended by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Ministry of Power and other officers from state government of Punjab Highlights The Meeting was held to fast track complete utilization of India’s ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Beas • border issues • Chenab River • India- Pakistan • Indus • Indus Water Treaty • Jammu and Kashmir • Kashmir Issues • Ravi • river sharing

India to stop its share of water flowing into Pakistan

The Minister of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Nitin Gadkari has said that India would fully utilise its share of unused water from rivers Ravi, Beas and Sutlej that has been flowing into Pakistan. The comment was made by the Minister in the backdrop of the Pulwama Terror attack which took the life ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019

Topics: Beas • Indus Water Treaty • Jammu and Kashmir • Minister of Water Resources River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation • MNF status • Pakistan • Pulwama terrorist attack • Punjab • Ravi • Ravi-BEAS Link • River Ujh • Shahpur-Kandi project • Sutlej • Ujh project Multipurpose Project

Union Cabinet approves implementation of Shahpurkandi Dam on river Ravi in Punjab

Union Cabinet has approved implementation of Shahpurkandi Dam Project on river Ravi in Punjab. It also has approved central assistance of Rs. 485.38 crore (for irrigation component) over five years period from 2019 to 2023. The project will be implemented by Punjab Government with central assistance. It will be completed by June 2022. Funding The ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018

Topics: Cabinet Decisions • Indus Water Treaty • Irrigation • National • Punjab • Ravi River • Shahpurkandi Dam

India to attend Lahore meet on Indus Waters Treaty World Bank

India has accepted an invitation to attend the next meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), to be held in Lahore in March 2017. The last round of the PIC was held in July 2016. This development came after two months of diplomatic negotiations, with World Bank officials playing ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017

Topics: India- Pakistan • Indus Water Treaty • National • Permanent Indus Commission • World Bank