The Centre will bring 13 per cent of large dams in the country under the World Bank aided Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP), up from 4 per cent now, Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said Thursday.
Stating that the World Bank has accepted India's proposal for funding Rs 11,000 crore to rehabilitate around 700 dams, the minister of state for water resources said, "We will also take 18 states on board in place of six during the ongoing DRIP."
Addressing the valedictory session of the International Dam Safety Conference here, Meghwal said, "Due to impressive achievement so far, it has been decided to extend the percentage of large dams under DRIP from the current 4 per cent to 13 per cent."
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