Describe the issues with dam safety in India and discuss how the Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project can help.
Answer: Dams are essential for water security, irrigation, and renewable energy. Though dams have socio-economic significance, they are deemed as "high hazard" infrastructure if they are not structurally sound. Internationally, India ranks third with 411 major dams, only behind China and the US.
Issues with Indian Dams
(i) Structural Challenges
- Dam ageing
- No real time forecasting systems
(ii) Implementation Challenges
- Lack of monitoring
- States' Dam Safety Organizations (DSO) lack sufficient human and financial resources
Initiatives by the Government
- Government initiated Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) to address issues.
- The World Bank funds the DRIP to help nations maintain and ....
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