Question: Recently, with which of the following two NIT institutes, the Central Water Commission signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support dam rehabilitation efforts of various implementing agencies and CWC.
(a) NIT Durgapur, NIT Calicut
(b) NIT Calicut, NIT Rourkela
(c) NIT Agartala, NIT Rourkela
(d) NIT Patna, NIT Srinagar
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:
- On August 30th, 2017, Central Water Commission (CWC) has signed MoUs with NIT Calicut and NIT Rourkela to support dam rehabilitation efforts of various implementing agencies and CWC.
- Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has taken on board selected premier academic and research institutes, for capacity building in the areas of dam safety through World Bank assisted Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP).
- The scope includes strengthening the testing laboratories, enhancing analytical capabilities, exposure visits to best global institutions and on ground exposure to dam safety concerns to the faculty of these institutions.
- CWC had signed MoUs with IIT Madras and IISc Bengaluru in January 2017 and Ministry is supporting these institutes for the procurement of specified equipment and software for enhancing their testing and modeling capabilities.
- DRIP is assisting rehabilitation of 225 dams in seven States which are experiencing different levels of distress.
- This project is assisted by the World Bank.
Reference:
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