Who inaugurated the Symposium on the "Dam Safety Act,

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Union Minister of Jal Shakti, C R Patil, inaugurated the Symposium on "Dam Safety Act, 2021: Towards Integrated Dam Safety Management" organized by the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) at the SCOPE Convention Centre in New Delhi. The event highlighted progress in improving dam safety and emphasized the need for integrated dam safety management through stakeholder involvement. Several important documents were released during the symposium, including the National Register of Specified Dams-2025 (a comprehensive database of all 6,628 specified dams in the country), Guidelines for Preparing Operation & Maintenance Manual for Ungated Dams, a Compendium on regulations published under the Dam Safety Act, 2021, and the National Strategy for Developing Dams as Sustainable and Responsible Tourism Destinations.