Dam Safety Current Affairs, GK & News

Dam Safety Bill

December 2, 2021

The Dam Safety Bill was introduced in Rajya Sabha. The bill aims to inspect, survey, maintain and operate dams in the country. Because mos t of the dams are more than 100 years old. Key Features The bill constitutes two national bodies. They are National Committee on Dam Safety and National Dam Safety Authority. The ..

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India-World Bank project on Dam Safety Program

August 5, 2021

Government of India, Central Water Commission, government representatives of 10 participating states and World Bank signed a $250 million project on August 4, 2021 for long-term dam safety program. Highlights Project will help in improving the safety and performance of existing dams across different states in India. Agreement for the project was signed by Additional ..

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DRIP-2

December 19, 2020

The World Bank recently approved 250 million USD to improve performance of existing dams in India and to improve their safety. The funds have been allocated to the DRIP-2, the second Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project. The allocated funds are to be utilised to strengthen 120 dams in the country. What is DRIP? DRIP is ..

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Dam Safety Bill 2018 introduced in Lok Sabha

December 13, 2018

The Dam Safety Bill, 2018 has been introduced in Lok Sabha in December, 2018. This bill aims to provide for the surveillance, inspection, operation, and maintenance of specified dams across the country.  The Bill also provides for the institutional mechanism to ensure the safety of the dams. Features of the Dam Safety Bill 2018 The ..

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CCEA approves Revised Cost Estimate of Dam rehabilitation and Improvement Project

September 20, 2018

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved Revised Cost Estimate of Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP). It has been increased to Rs. 3,466 crore from earlier Rs. 1968 crore. CCEA also gave approval for two-year time extension for project from July 2018 to June 2020. Revised Funding pattern Out of total revised cost ..

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