Dimapur, March 19 (MExN): Minister of State for Earth Sciences Dr. Ashwani Kumar has said that technical studies are being carried out by the Central Water Commission (CWC) of the Ministry of Water Resources to inspect safety of dams in the North East Region. Comprehensive technical studies are being carried out as per the guidelines issued by the CWC, the minister told the Rajya Sabha today.
According to the Minister, all high-hazard category dams in ‘Zone V’ will have seismic stability investigations involving comprehensive seismological and geological studies to assess whether or not the dam would have sufficient residual integrity to retain the reservoir during and after earthquake which might occur near the project location. CWC is vested with the coordinating responsibility along with North East Institute of Science & Technology, Jorhat/IITs/NITs/state government agencies (Directorate of Mines & Geology, department of Irrigation etc.) of implementing dam safety guidelines, he said.
