India, July 11 -- The monsoon season has now enveloped the entire subcontinent. While intense and prolonged heatwaves threatened human lives before the rains, the country is now grappling with a different set of challenges-erratic and heavy rainfall, both driven by climate change. These unpredictable downpours are making the management of large dams and reservoirs increasingly difficult in India.

Reports from Himachal Pradesh have confirmed damage to the Patikari Hydroelectric Project (HEP) and the Jiwa Small HEP due to cloudbursts. In Kangra district, several workers from the under-construction Indira Priyadarshini Hydel Project went missing after a flash flood struck the site on June 25. In southern India, dams remain on high alert as ...