Lok Sabha Question No. 1689 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: Construction of Dams
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

## DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1689

ANSWERED ON 11 .02.2021

## CONSTRUCTION OF DAMS

## †1689. DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the present status of construction of dams in the country along with the details of act ensure safety, conservation and protection of these dams;

(b) the total number of dams con structed and proposed to be constructed in Gujarat during the l years; and

(c) the estimated cost for construction of these dams, district - wise?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a) Central Water Commission (CWC) compiles and maintains nation - wide  register  of  Large  Dams  i.e. National Register of Large Dams (NRLD), as per information provided by dam owners. Latest e NRLD was published in June 2019. As per NRLD 20 19, the country has 5334 completed large dams an 411 under -construction large dams.

Responsibility for safety, conservation and protection of dams primarily lies with who are State Govts, Central and State PSUs and some private players. Centr al Water Commission (CWC) has been working towards evolving unified practices of dam safety in the country and rout dam  owners  to  constitute  State  Dam  Safety  Organization  (SDSO)/  Dam  Safety  Cell,  to  carry -monsoon  and  post  monsoon  inspe ctions  and  take  necessary  remedial  measures  and  to  constitute Safety Review Panel (DSRP). Most of the states have SDSO and DSRP and carry out pre - monsoon and post monsoon inspection of Dams. On request of dam owning agencies, CWC also inspects the d and guides the dam owners.

National Committee on Dam Safety (NCDS) is an advisory body which suggests ways to dam  safety  activities  in  line  with  the  latest  advancements  in  the  field,  suitably  modi Indian conditions and acts as a forum for exchange of views on techniques adopted for remedial measure relieve distress in old dams. So far, 39 meetingsofNCDS have been held.

Ministry  of  Jal  Shakti,  Department  of  Water  Resources,  River  Development  and Rejuvenation  initiated  World Ba nk assisted Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) in A

2012,  with  an  objective  to  improve  safety  and  operational  performance  of  selected  dams, strengthening  and  adopting  a  systems  management  approach.  It  is  a  State  Sector  Scheme  wi component with a provision of rehabilitation for 223 da ms located in seven States i.e. Kerala, Madh Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand. The budget outlay of the Rs.3466 Crore with scheduled closure on March 31, 2021.

Under DRIP, 14 nos. of guidelines/manuals related to dam safety have been revised/published CWC recommends to the dam owners to implement these guidelines and manuals. These Guidelin available on official website at https://damsafety.in.

CWC has developed web based asset management tools named Dam Health and Rehabilitation Monitoring  Application  (DHARMA)  and  Seismic  Hazard  Analysis  Information  System  (SHAISYS DHARMA supports effective collection and management of authentic asset and health data for dams in India. It also provides a plat form for multilateral collaboration of all dam owning or operat maintaining agencies to directly enter dam asset and health data and update the same on a co License of access to DHARMA has been issued to almost all the dam owning agen cies. SHAISYS tool aims to ascertain the extent of seismic forces and its implication on safety of the dam struc

Cabinet  Committee  on  Economic  Affairs  (CCEA)  has  approved  the  next  Phase  of  DRIP DRIP Phase II and Phase III on October 29, 2020. T he Scheme envisages comprehensive rehabilitation 736 dams located in 19 States and 3 Central Agencies and entails financial assistance from t (WB)  and  the  Asian  Infrastructure  Investment  Bank  (AIIB).  It  is  a  State  Sector  Scheme  w component, with duration of 10 years, to be implemented in two Phases i.e. Phase -II and Phase -III, each of six years duration with an overlap of two years. The total cost of the Project is Rs.10,21 cost, Rs.7000 Cr. is an external loan, R s.3211 Cr. would be borne by the respective participating Sta Central agencies.

The  Dam  Safety  Bill  2019  has  been  passed  in  Lok  Sabha  on  2nd  August,  2019. The  Bill provides  for  the  surveillance,  inspection,  operation,  and  maintenance  of  all  specif ied  dams  across  the country. The Bill is likely to be introduced in Rajya Sabha in near future.

(b) & (c) As per National Register of Large Dams (NRLD) 2019, 12 large dams are under con phase in Gujarat. Besides this, total 5 Nos. of dams have be en proposed to be constructed as per detai project report of Par - Tapi - Narmada Link Project (Gujarat & Maharashtra) submitted to CWC for appra

Under National Register of Large Dams (NRLD), CWC does not maintain the data of c construction of d ams. Further, Par - Tapi - Narmada Link Project is one project and district wise bifu of its cost is not available.

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