Lok Sabha Question No. 2218 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: Safety of Old Dams
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Sudheer Gupta, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Bidyut Baran Mahato

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2218

ANSWERED ON 04

## .0 7.2019

## SAFETY OF OLD DAMS

## 2218. SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether more than 200 dams are older than 100 years as per national register of large d details thereof, State - wise;

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

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

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

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

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a) As per National Register of Large Dams maintained by Central Water Commission (CWC), the 220 large dams in the country which are more than 100 years old. The State - wise list of such dams is enclosed as Annexure -I .

(b)  Yes,  Sir.  Union  Government constituted  National  Committee  on  Dam  Safety  (NCDS)  headed  by Chairman,  CWC  and  representatives  from  State  Governments  and  PSUs.  The  objectives/mandat 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 technology and practices consistent with Indian conditions.
2. ii)To act  as  a  forum  of  exchange  of  views  on  techniques  adopted  for  remedial  measures  t distress.

- iii)To monitor the foll ow - up action on the report on dam safety procedures.
- iv) To recommend any other measures connected with dam safety.

The NCDS has been reconstituted from time to time and was last reconstituted on 15.10.201

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

(d)Government of India started Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) in April 2012 w the loan assistance from World Bank. Provision of rehabilitation of 223 dams located in sev Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Jharkhand  and Uttarakhand has been made to improve the safety and operational performance of selected existing dams and associated appu a sustainable manner. Original budget outl ay of the project was Rs. 2100 crore. DRIP originally was a six year scheme with scheduled c losure date as 30th June 2018. Cabinet Committee of Economic Aff (CCEA) in September 2018 approved the revised cost of DRIP for Rs. 3466 crore along with two years extension.

(e) Yes, Sir. Guidelines for 'Developing Emergency Action Plans (EAPs) for Dams' has been prepared and  published  in  the  year  2016.  The  Guidelines  were  circulated  to  State  Dam  Safety  Org (SDSO) and are available on DRIP website (https://damsafety.in).

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2218 to be answered in Lok Sbaha on 04.07.2019 regarding 'Safety of Old Dams'

| S.N.   | State          |   Dams |
|--------|----------------|--------|
| 1.     | Andhra Pradesh |      4 |
| 2.     | Bihar          |      1 |
| 3.     | Chhattisgarh   |      6 |
| 4.     | Gujarat        |     30 |
| 5.     | Karnataka      |     15 |
| 6.     | Kerala         |      1 |
| 7.     | Madhya Pradesh |     59 |
| 8.     | Maharashtra    |     41 |
| 9.     | Odisha         |      3 |
| 10.    | Rajasthan      |     25 |
| 11.    | Tamil Nadu     |      1 |
| 12.    | Uttar Pradesh  |     17 |
| 13.    | Telangana      |     17 |
|        | Total          |    220 |

Annexure referred to in reply to part ( c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2218 to be answered in Lok Sbaha on 04.07.2019 regarding 'Safety of Old Dams'

## No. of dam for which DMPs/ EAPs prepared

| Sr. No.   | State / DSO's                                   |   No.of 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 |

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