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This page shows the state-wise list of dams and reservoirs in India. [1] [2] As of July, 2019, total number of large dams in India is 5,334. [3] About 447 large dams are under construction in India. [4] In terms of number of dams, India ranks third after China and the United States.
As of September 4, 2024 Gujarat had received 118% of the season's monsoon rainfall, causing flooding, destruction of infrastructure and crops with at least 20.000 people relocating. [ 18 ] On September 26, 46 people, including 37 children, drowned during Hindu festival rituals in flooded bodies of water and rivers .
Floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa killed eight people in January, [2] however from June 2022, floods affected most of Pakistan, affecting around 33 million people, or 12% of the country's population. [3] Over two million houses were damaged or destroyed by flooding, [ 4 ] and over $40 billion USD worth of damage has been caused.
India's western coast, bordering the more placid Arabian Sea, experiences cyclones only rarely; these mainly strike Gujarat and, less frequently, Kerala and sometimes Odisha. In terms of damage and loss of life, the 1999 Odisha cyclone, a super cyclone that struck Odisha on 29 October 1999, was the worst in more than a quarter-century.
Geysers are a type of hot spring where steam is created underground by trapped superheated groundwater resulting in recurring eruptions of hot water and steam. [6] Carbonated springs, such as Soda Springs Geyser, are springs that emit naturally occurring carbonated water, due to dissolved carbon dioxide in the water content. They are sometimes ...
The largest bird of India, the sarus crane (Grus antigone) is known for its size, majestic flight, and lifetime pairing. 57 Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve: Tamil Nadu: 8 April 2022 527 Gulf of Mannar is located at the south-eastern tip of India in the state of Tamil Nadu . It is one of the most biologically diverse regions in India ...
The 2024 Jivitputrika tragedy refers to the drowning of at least 46 people, most of whom were children, in rivers and bodies of water that had flooded with ongoing torrential rainfall on 26 September 2024. The deaths occurred across 15 districts in Bihar located in eastern India during the festivities of Jivitputrika.