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CWC signs MoUS with NIT Calicut and NIT Rourkela to support capacity building in dam safety

CWC signs MoUS with NIT Calicut and NIT Rourkela to support capacity building in dam safety

| | 30 Aug 2017, 02:39 pm
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS): The Union Ministry of Water Resources announced on Wednesday that the Central Water Commission (CWC) has signed memorandums of understanding (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. The 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 that are experiencing different levels of distress.

Owners of these dams require technical support for the investigation of dam conditions and supporting rehabilitation efforts.

The Central government has decided to enhance the capability of selected premier academic institutes in dam safety areas so that they, in turn, can carry out field investigations and material testing, and provide training and consulting services to the dam owners in their dam rehabilitation efforts.

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