Consider the following statements regarding the Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project DRIP It i...........

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Consider the following statements regarding the Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP)

It is being implemented through financial assistance of the World Bank (WB), and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
The project aims to strengthen the dam safety institutional setup in participating states as well as at central level.

Select the correct statement.

1 only

2 only

Both

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Explanation:

Both statements are correct.

The Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) Phase II & Phase III with the financial assistance of the World Bank (WB), and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is being implemented to improve the safety and operational performance of selected dams across the whole country, along with institutional strengthening with system wide management approach.
The Project will be implemented over a period of 10 years duration in two Phases, each of six years duration with two years overlapping from April, 2021 to March, 2031. DRIP Phase II & Phase III envisages the following objectives

To improve the safety and performance of selected existing dams and associated appurtenances in a sustainable manner.
To strengthen the dam safety institutional setup in participating states as well as at central level, and
To explore the alternative incidental means at few of selected dams to generate the incidental revenue for sustainable operation and maintenance of dams.

Hence option 3rd is correct.