Lok Sabha Question No. 2594 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: World Bank Aid for Rehabilitation of Dams
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: SHOBHA KARANDLAJE, PRATHAP SIMHA

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 2594

ANSWERED ON 27.12 .201 8

## WORLD BANK AID FOR R EHABILITATION OF DAM S

## 2594. KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

## SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA

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

(a) whether it is a fact that 195 dams are more than 100 years old as per national regis dams and if so, the details thereof, State -wise;

(b) whether a National Committee on Dam Safety (NCDS) comprising of representatives fr State Water Resources Departments (SWRD) and PSUs has been formed by the Government and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the States were requested to prepare t he emergency action plan of each large dam as per guidelines of CWC and if so, the details and the number of such plans prepared by th

(d) whether the Government is implementing any project with the assistance of World Ban rehabilitation and impro vement of dams in the country and if so, the details thereof; and

(e)  whether  any  guidelines  on  developing  emergency  plan  for  dams  have  been  prepared circulated to the States for adoption and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

( a)  Central Water Commission (CWC) maintains National Register of Large Dams (NRLD) as per information provided by State Govts/ Dam owners. As per NRLD, 209 dams are 100 years or more old. Statewise details are at Annexure - I .

( b)  Yes ,Madam. Union Government constituted National Committee on Dam Safety (NCDS) headed  by  Chairman,  CWC  and  representatives  from  State  Governments  and  PSUs.  The objectives/mandates of NCDS are:

- i) To oversee dam safety activities in various States and suggest improvements to these in line with the latest state - of - art consistently with Indian conditions.
2. ii) To act as a forum of exchange of views on techniques adopted for remedial measure relieve distress.
3. iii) To monitor the follow - up action on the report on dam safety procedures.
4. iv) To recommend any other measures connected with dam safety.

The  NCDS  has  been  reconstituted  from  time  to  time  and  was  last  reconstituted 15.10.2015.

( c) Prime  responsibility  of  preparation  of  Disaster  Management  Plan  (DMP)/  Emergenc Action Plan (EAP) rests with dam owners which are State Governments, central and state municipalities  and  private  companies  etc.  NCDS  in  its  meetings  has  requested  the State Governments/ Dam owners to prepare the DMPs/ EAPs of each large dam as per guideline available  on  CWC  website.  As  per  information  provided  by  State  Governments,  398  DMPs EAPs have been prepared by the dam owners and the details are at Annexure - II .

( d)  Government of India has started implementation of Dam  Rehabilitation and Improve Project (DRIP) with financial assistance from World Bank to rehabilitate 198 dam projects in 7 States viz. Kerala (28 dam Projects), Madhya Pradesh (25 dam Project s), Odisha (26 dam Projects),  Karnataka  (22  dam  Projects),  Uttarakhand  (Uttarakhand  Jal  Vidyut  N Limited) (5 dam Projects), Jharkhand (Damodar Valley Corporation) (3 dam Projects) Tamil Nadu (89 dam Projects). The original budget outlay was Rs.2100 Crore and was a six year Scheme with scheduled closure in June 2018. The Projec t has been extended for two more years with revised closure in June 2020. Also, the Government of India has app Revised Cost of the Project for Rs. 3466 Crore in October 2 018.

( e)  Yes Madam. Guidelines for 'Developing Emergency Action Plans (EAPs) for Dams' has been  prepared  and  published  during  February  2016.  The  Guidelines  were  circulated  to Dam Safety Organisations (SDSO) and are available on DRIP website ( https://damsafety.in ).

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Annexure referred to in reply to part ( a) of Unstarred Question No. 2594 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 27.12.2018 regarding ' World Bank Aid for Rehabilitation of Dams '.

Statewise detail of dams which are 100 years or more old

| Sr.No.   | State           |   No. of dams 100 years or more old |
|----------|-----------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh  |                                   2 |
| 2        | Bihar           |                                   1 |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh    |                                   6 |
| 4        | Gujarat         |                                  29 |
| 5        | Karnataka       |                                  15 |
| 6        | Kerala          |                                   1 |
| 7        | Madhaya Pradesh |                                  52 |
| 8        | Maharashtra     |                                  41 |
| 9        | Odisha          |                                   3 |
| 10       | Rajasthan       |                                  28 |
| 11       | Tamil Nadu      |                                   1 |
| 12       | Tripura         |                                  14 |
| 13       | Uttar Pradesh   |                                  16 |
| Total    | Total           |                                 209 |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Unstarred Question No. 2594 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 27.12.2018 regarding ' World Bank Aid for Rehabilitation of Dams '.

No. of dam for which DMPs/ EAPs prepared

| Sr. No.   | State / DSO's                                   |   No dams for which DMP/ EAP prepared |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                                  |                                     3 |
| 2         | Bihar                                           |                                    20 |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh                                    |                                    57 |
| 4         | Gujarat                                         |                                     1 |
| 5         | Himachal Pradesh                                |                                    19 |
| 6         | Karnataka                                       |                                     7 |
| 7         | Kerala                                          |                                    15 |
| 8         | Madhya Pradesh                                  |                                     8 |
| 9         | Maharashtra                                     |                                   182 |
| 10        | Odisha                                          |                                    16 |
| 11        | Punjab                                          |                                    12 |
| 12        | Tamil Nadu                                      |                                    28 |
| 13        | Uttar Pradesh                                   |                                     2 |
| 14        | Uttarakhand                                     |                                     4 |
| 15        | Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB)             |                                     3 |
| 16        | Damodar Valley Corp. (DVC)                      |                                     1 |
| 17        | National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) |                                    20 |
| Total     | Total                                           |                                   398 |