Bengaluru, February 13, (Karnataka News):
Dams are the temples of modern India. Our country’s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru called dams the temples of modern India.
They are not just concrete structures, but the lifeblood of our agricultural prosperity and industrial progress, the Chief Minister described.
Today at the J.N. Tata Auditorium in Bengaluru, in collaboration with the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, Government of Karnataka, Central Water Commission (CWC), Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the World Bank, Speaking at the inauguration of the International Conference on Dam Safety (ICDS)-2026, the Chief Minister said that the vision of the Maharaja of Mysore, Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar, And he recalled the irrigation revolution of leaders like Devaraja Urs on this occasion.
Dam Safety: A National Security Priority:
India is the third largest dam-rich country in the world (6,628 dams), with Karnataka ranked sixth in the country with 231 dams. Our country has 70% of The dams are more than 25 years old. The safety of the dams is being improved to meet the challenges of climate change such as flash floods, earthquakes and siltation. He stressed that it is imperative to consider it as part of ‘national security’.
