The International Conference on Dam Safety (ICDS) organised by the Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti has concluded at Rajasthan International Centre (RIC) in Jaipur.
The Union Minister for Jal Shakti suggested key actionable points including:
- setting up of a joint action force to take forward the Emergency Action Plans (EAPs) for dams with National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM);
- creation of a compendium after analysis of the lacunae that have emerged during construction design as per the Dam Safety Reviews;
- chalking out a complete strategy integrating the deliberations and outcomes of the conference for its implementation,
- organising workshop to discuss the various dam Safety incidents and failures and its outcomes should be disseminated to all the dam owning agencies and other concerned stakeholders to avoid recurrence of such incidents.
