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Lok Sabha
The State Governments who are the owner of dams have not reported to the Central Government of any case of dam on the brink of collapse. A Dam Safety Assurance & Rehabilitation Project with the assistance of World Bank was taken up in 1991 and completed in 1999 for a total cost of Rs. 422.95 crore under which assistance was provided to the four participating States namely Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu for renovation and rehabilitation of 33 dams and providing basic facilities to 182 dams.
Irrigation being a State subject the irrigation projects including repair of dams are planned, formulated, executed and funded by the State Governments out of their own resources and as per their priorities.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Water Resources, Shri Jai Prakash Narayan Yadav in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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