BC Hydro has reached a major milestone on the Site C project this week. The earthfill dam stands about 60 metres tall (the height of a 20-story building), stretches more than one kilometre across the ...

The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has recently held a groundbreaking and capsule laying ceremony for an earthfill dam, expected to be completed in 2023. “This is the first groundbreaking ...

THE NATIONAL Irrigation Administration (NIA) said on Thursday that the contract agreement for an earthfill dam in the northern Luzon province of Cagayan has already been signed, marking the beginning ...

(UPDATED) – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has lifted its blacklisting order on two of three project contractors for failing to “fully and faithfully” comply with their contractual ...

Long before a spillway emergency made it a national headline, Oroville Dam already had a claim to fame. At 770 feet, it’s the highest dam in the United States. Wait. Surely it’s only the highest ...

MANILA, Philippines — The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has inked five contracts worth nearly P2 billion as part of efforts to cover more agricultural areas nationwide. NIA administrator ...

Built on the Vaitarna River, Vaitarna Dam near Igatpuri is a gravity and earthfill dam. The dam, a popular tourist destination, offers a spectacular view of the beautiful Western Ghats. The dam, which ...

Work to stabilize Iraq’s endangered 113-m-tall Mosul dam on the Tigris River will require unprecedented engineering effort, warns a Swedish-based soil-mechanic professor with extensive knowledge of ...