{"id":23333,"date":"2017-03-11T09:42:53","date_gmt":"2017-03-11T09:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=23333"},"modified":"2017-03-11T09:42:53","modified_gmt":"2017-03-11T09:42:53","slug":"third-national-dam-safety-conference-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/third-national-dam-safety-conference-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Third National Dam Safety Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Question: &#8211; Where did the third National Dam Safety Conference be organized?<\/strong><br \/>\nA) Roorkee<br \/>\n(B) Dehradun<br \/>\n(C) Kharagpur<br \/>\n(D) Mysore<br \/>\n<strong>Ans: (a)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Related facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>On 18-19 February, 2017; the third National Dam Safety Conference was organized in Roorkee, Uttarakhand.<\/li>\n<li>The conference was organized by the Central Water Commission in association with Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam and IIT Roorkee.<\/li>\n<li>During the conference, focus was on key challenges in the field of dam safety.<\/li>\n<li>Which are being faced for the implementation of the ongoing Dam Safety and Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIEP).<\/li>\n<li>In the conference, knowledge, experience, innovation, innovative technologies etc. were shared by various national and foreign experts.<\/li>\n<li>This will help in shaping the work policies to effectively manage the uncertainties related to the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the dam.<\/li>\n<li>Over 400 delegates attended the conference.<\/li>\n<li>More than 70 research papers of national and foreign experts were presented during the conference.<\/li>\n<li>In this conference, our technologies, products and services were displayed through exhibition organized by about 40 national and foreign organizations.<\/li>\n<li>The function was attended by professionals from America, Australia, Japan, Britain, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands and Germany.<\/li>\n<li>With a total storage capacity of about 283 billion cubic meters, India is at third place in terms the number of large dams in the world, after China and the US.<\/li>\n<li>About 80 percent of the big dams in India are more than 25 years of age.<\/li>\n<li>In the year 2012, the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga, with the help of the World Bank, started the 6-year-old Dham Safety Rehabilitation and Correctional Project (DRIEP).<\/li>\n<li>Its purpose is to strengthen the regulatory measures related to institutional reforms and safe and financially sustainable dam operations.<\/li>\n<li>Under this project, provision of comprehensive rehabilitation and improvement has been made in 225 major dam projects in seven states of India.<\/li>\n<li>The project is being implemented in 7 states like Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong> Related Links:-<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pib.nic.in\/newsite\/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=158555\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/pib.nic.in\/newsite\/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=158555<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/hdnewsindia.in\/post\/29577\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/hdnewsindia.in\/post\/29577<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/damsafety.in\/ecm-includes\/PDFs\/Conference\/3NDSC\/3NDSC_Conference%20Brochure_Revised_A3%203Folds-V6%20Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/damsafety.in\/ecm-includes\/PDFs\/Conference\/3NDSC\/3NDSC_Conference%20Brochure_Revised_A3%203Folds-V6%20Final.pdf<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: &#8211; Where did the third National Dam Safety Conference be organized? A) Roorkee (B) Dehradun (C) Kharagpur (D) Mysore Ans: (a) Related facts: On 18-19 February, 2017; the third National Dam Safety Conference was organized in Roorkee, Uttarakhand. 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