York County Lake Williams dam project halfway done Some of the most recent improvements include the installation of electrical conduits to carry wiring in the dam's parapet wall and new sluice gates.

The work focuses on the bastion. "The bastion is an enclosed room at the northerly end of the Wachusett Dam, which currently houses mechanical and electrical equipment.

A government warning highlights the vulnerability of over 100 dams in six Himalayan states to flash floods caused by glacial ...

“If a wall extends up from the cornice, it would be a parapet, but the historic-building codes exempted you from having a parapet if you had a cornice, so most brownstones will not,” says Shamash.

Madurai issues: improper roads, damaged parapet wall, stray dog menace, poor facilities at teppakulam - urgent action needed.