Question: The third National Dam Safety Conference was held in which of the following city?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Roorkee
(c) Guwahati
(d) Hyderabad
Ans: (b)
Related facts:
- On 19 February 2017; the third National Dam Safety Conference was organized at Roorkee, Uttarakhand.
- It was organized by Central Water Commission in association with Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam and IIT Roorkee.
- The Conference was inaugurated by Dr Amarjit Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development, Government of India.
- The conference focused on key challenges in dam safety field that are being encountered in the on-going Dam Safety Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) implementation. Sharing of the knowledge, experience, innovations, novel technologies etc.
- The conference received an overwhelming response with over 400 delegates attending and submission of over 70 technical papers from experts within and outside India.
- About 40 national and overseas organizations showcased their technologies, products and services through Exposition organized at the conference venue.
- The professionals from USA, Australia, Japan, UK, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, and Germany attended this event.
- National Dam Safety Conference (NDSC) is organized in different States as an annual event.
- These Conferences propagate the concepts, techniques, instruments, materials, etc. for design and construction of new dams, as well as for monitoring, surveillance, operation, maintenance and rehabilitation of existing dams.
- The Second National Dam Safety Conference was held on 12-13 January 2016 JN Tata Auditorium, IISc, Bengaluru.
Reference:
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