Bengaluru, Feb. 12 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday said that an International conference on dam safety will be held in Bengaluru on February 13 and 14.

Addressing a press conference at Karnataka Bhawan, DK Shivakumar, who also holds the Irrigation portfolio, said, "The international conference on dam safety is being held in Bengaluru at the same time as the Karnataka government is completing 1000 days."

"The global conference will be held on February 13 and 14 at the JN Tata Auditorium in the Indian Institute of Science. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah would inaugurate the conference on February 13. There are 6,628 dams in India, and Karnataka has 231 dams. Dam safety has been a topic of discussion everywhere. J...