Lok Sabha Question No. 2741 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-02
Subject: Repairing of Dams
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: PANKAJ CHOWDHARY, (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA

## UN STARRED QUESTION NO. † 2741 ANSWERED ON 02.0 8.201 8

## REPAIRING OF DAMS

## †2741. SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY ADV. JOICE GEORGE

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has noticed and identified the old dams across the country wh bad condition and if so, the details thereof, State -w ise;

(b) whether the Government has any centralized mechanism to monitor and address these iss so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has received any representations/requests about several dams Mullaperiyar dam and if so , the details thereof and the action taken thereon;

(d) the steps taken/to be taken to repair and strengthen each weak, dilapidated and o country; and

(e) the steps taken to save the life and livelihood of people living on the banks of such da

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a) to (d) Safety of dams including dam operation, rehabilitation and maintenance rest with dam owners which are generally State Governments, Central and State power generatin Municipalities  and  private  companies  etc.  In  order  to  suppleme nt  the  efforts  of  the  State Governments, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (MoW RD & GR) provides technical and financial assistance through various schemes and prog such as Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Pro gramme (DRIP).

Dam  owners  generally  carry  out  pre - monsoon  and  post - monsoon  inspections  of  their dams to identify deficiencies or areas that need monitoring or immediate attention.

Union  Government  constituted  National  Committee  on  Dam  Safety  (NCDS)  headed by Chairman, Central  Water  Commission  ( CWC ) and  representatives  from  State  Governments  and PSUs. 38 meetings of NCDS have been conducted so far. The objectives/mandates of NCDS are:

- i ) To oversee dam Safety activities in various States and suggest improvements to bring these in line with the latest state - of - art consistently with Indian conditions.

- ii ) To act as a forum of exchange of views on techniques adopted for remedial me to relieve distress.
- iii ) To monitor the follow -up action on the report on Dam Safety Procedure.
- iv ) To recommend any other measures connected with dam Safety.

DRIP, a World Bank funded project was started in April 2012 and scheduled to be com in June 2020 for the rehabilitation of about 198 dam projects from the point of view of safety across the  seven  States  of  India,  namely  Kerala,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Odisha,  Tamil  Nadu,  Karn Jharkhand (Damodar Valley Corporation), and Uttarakhand (Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd

MoWR, RD & GR invited the proposals from State Governments as well as central Agencies in 2017 for 2 nd phase of Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Programme (DRIP -II). 18 States and 2 Central  Agencies  submitted  the  proposals  for  inclusion  of  719  dams  at  an  estimated Rs.10220 Crore.

On the directions of Hon'ble Supreme Court in its judgement dated 11.01.2018 in the Writ Petition  (Civil)  No.  878  of  2017,  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  constituted  the  Sub  Comm National Executive Committee (NEC) under Chairmanship of Secretary, (WR, RD & GR )to monitor the measures for ensuring high level of preparedness to face any disaster in relation to Dam.

(e)  Under DRIP, in addition to physical rehabilitation of dams and its appurtenances, steps have been taken, to ensure safety of downstream population, property and environme include preparation of Emergency Action Plans for all dam s, Operation and Maintenance Manuals for  selected  dams,  development  of    Dam  Health  and  Rehabilitation  Monitoring    Appl (DHARMA)  a  web  based  asset  management  tool,  development  of  Seismic  Hazard  Assessment Information System to enhance the seismic pre paredness of Country.

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