<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 10pt;">The Dam Safety Bill, 2018 was introduced in the Lok Sabha today amidst din. The bill provides for the surveillance, inspection, operation and maintenance of specified dams for prevention of dam failure related disasters. </span></p> <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">It also provides for the institutional mechanism to ensure their safe functioning. Once enacted, the bill will apply to specified dams across all states. Introducing the bill, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal rejected the claim that the Centre does not have legislative competence to bring such bills. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">It was Bhartruhari Mahtab of BJD objected the introduction of this bill saying such matters come under the state purview.   </span><br />