New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- India is carrying out a risk assessment of all dams as per a comprehensive database prepared for the first time since the enactment of the National Dam Safety Act -- an exercise critical to public safety in a country that is home to the world's largest number of dams after the US and China. Climate risks have heightened the need for scrutiny of large engineering projects and a spate of dam-linked flooding disasters, especially two big ones in 2023, has served as a wake-up call . The Dam Safety Act mandates that every specified structure undergo periodic risk assessments. The National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) has developed a digital tool to "scientifically index dams based on fragility, vulnerability, and downstream ...