Aimed at controlling devastating floods caused by the mighty Damodar river which passes through Bihar (now Jharkhand) and Bengal, DVC was set up in July 1948. The Centre, Bengal and Jharkhand are ...

West Bengal Chief Secretary H.K. Dwivedi said that the flood situation had become serious because of discharge of water from the reservoir of two river systems, the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC ...

"The flooding is man-made," she said ... The Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), which manages dams along the Damodar river that flows through the states, said it had "reduced" the release of ...

Khanapur: Special Chief Secretary to the state government Arvind Kumar said that necessary measures will be taken to prevent ...

Arvind Kumar on Saturday said that the State government would take all measures to prevent submergence of the catchment areas ...

It is also concerning that DVC appears to have shifted focus from its primary objective of flood control in the Damodar River, as mandated by law, to power generation, disregarding its social ...

Multipurpose river valley projects in India were started with the basic aim of meeting the critical requirements of irrigation for agriculture, electricity for industries and flood control.