The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has opened six valves at the Vaal Dam to gradually increase water outflows by another 200 cubic metres per second (mᵌ/s) and manage water levels.The ...

The underground sluice, preserved due to its deep location, measures approximately thirty meters wide and twenty meters long.

The six-vent sluice gate in Chakamaia union of Kalapara upazila, Patuakhali, has remained unusable for years, causing suffering to farmers. Constructed in 1965 over the Kochopatra river ...

The pond was formed by a dam on the Mill River that has in some form or another been altering the water’s flow since the mid-1700s. On this day, a sluice gate has been opened at the side of the dam to ...

Minister of Water and Sanitation, Pemmy Majodina, recently reassured the public the Vaal Dam's sluice gates are working.

As the Vaal Dam edges closer to the 100% mark, the Department of Water and Sanitation is monitoring its levels daily. The dam’s water level reached 89.2% on Thursday, following a dramatic surge over ...

"If the sluice gate is not repaired within the next one month, we will face catastrophic losses, as water from the Kushiyara river will inundate the area and wash away our crops," he said.