The sluice gates of the reservoir, which were opened for de-silting two days ago, have now been closed to retain water, temporarily choking off the supply downstream into Pakistan’s Punjab region. A ...

Last Friday, ten sluice gates of the Vaal Dam and seven of the Bloemhof Dam were opened to maintain water levels that are currently over 100% capacity. However, the Water and Sanitation Department ...

BLOEMHOF - The Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality in Bloemhof is calling on South Africans to help families and communities affected by the Vaal Dam floods.

Agricultural disruptions could occur if India withholds flood warnings or decides to open the Bhakra Dam’s sluice gates during the peak monsoon season. Building dams on the Western rivers comes at ...

A total of 10 sluice gates are now in operation at the Vaal Dam, after authorities opened four more on Friday, to manage rising water levels. This comes after water levels risen rapidly overnight ...

A total of 10 sluice gates are now in operation at the Vaal Dam, after authorities opened four more on Friday, to manage rising water levels. This comes after water levels risen rapidly overnight in ...

The Department of Water and Sanitation has opened four more sluice gates at the Vaal Dam to manage the water inflow of 2056.50 cubic metres per second of water flowing into the dam. Supplied This ...

While some residents were concerned about flooding, some saw the opening of the Vaal Dam sluice gates as a business opportunity. The department of water and sanitation (DWS) has opened the 10th ...

This came after heavy rainfall in the Vaal Dam catchment area and rapidly increasing water inflow forced the Department of Water and Sanitation to open six sluice gates yesterday. VIDEO: "Groot ...

NATIONAL NEWS - Amid rapidly rising water levels at the Vaal Dam due to heavy inflows from the upper catchments, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) will open six sluice gates to manage the ...

It can cut off or restrain the flow of water, regulating its movement to control flooding and water levels. It can allow water to flow underneath it by lifting and lowering a barrier using a hoisting ...