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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Rs 7,000cr facelift for 700 large dams -Vishwa Mohan

Rs 7,000cr facelift for 700 large dams -Vishwa Mohan

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published Published on Feb 26, 2018   modified Modified on Feb 26, 2018
-The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The safety and operational performance of 700 large dams across 18 states will be improved through repair and rehabilitation work over six years (2020-26) at an estimated cost of nearly Rs 7,000 crore. Some of these dams will also be developed as tourist destinations so that it can generate revenue for maintenance and create jobs for local people.

The World Bank-funded project was cleared by a screening committee of the department of economic affairs last week . "It's an in-principle approval of the ministry of water resources' plan. It will now go to the World Bank for its nod before finally going to the cabinet," an official privy to the screening committee's decision said. The project will be implemented under phase-II of the Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) which is working on strengthening safety aspects of 223 dams in seven states at an estimated cost of Rs 2,100 crore in phase-I. DRIP-I was initiated in 2012 and will continue till June 2020 . The move is aimed at making these dams safe as many of them are very old and need maintenance and safety upgrade. There are 213 large dams in the country which are over 100 years of age.

India had in the past reported 36 dam disasters including the worst one in Gujarat (Machu dam in Morbi) where 2,000 people died and 12,700 houses were destroyed in 1979. Construction of the dam was completed in 1972 but its flanks were washed away in floods seven years later - sending a warning signal of dam failures in other parts of the country if their rehabilitation was not taken up.

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The Times of India, 26 February, 2018, https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/rs-7000cr-facelift-for-700-large-dams/articleshow/63072771.cms


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