Important Word List
Hindi Meaning - राष्ट्रीय बांध सुरक्षा प्राधिकरण
English Meaning - a regulatory body to implement the policy, guidelines and standards for proper surveillance, inspection and maintenance of specified dams.
2.authority (noun)
Hindi Meaning - प्राधिकरण, अधिकार
English Meaning - An organization that is having power/control in a particular area of activity.
3.status quo (noun)
Hindi Meaning - यथास्थिति, वर्तमान स्थिति
English Meaning - the present situation, the current state, the existing state of affairs.
4.arrangement (noun)
Hindi Meaning - व्यवस्था, योजना, प्रावधान
English Meaning - planning, provision, preparatory measures.
5.regulatory (adjective)
Hindi Meaning - नियामक, नियंत्रक, प्रबंधकीय
English Meaning - organizational, managerial, supervisory.
6.envisage (verb)
Hindi Meaning - कल्पना करना, परिकल्पना करना
English Meaning - visualize, imagine, envision.
7.functional (adjective)
Hindi Meaning - कार्यात्मक, संचालन कर रहा है
English Meaning - working, running, operative, operating.
8.given (preposition)
Hindi Meaning - दिया गया, विचार करना, ध्यान में रखना
English Meaning - considering, taking into account, bearing in mind.
9.regarding (adjective)
Hindi Meaning - से संबंधित, के बारे में
English Meaning - concerning, as regards, with regard to.
10.keen (adjective)
Hindi Meaning - इच्छुक, उत्सुक
English Meaning - enthusiastic about, interested in, attracted to.
11.backdrop (noun)
Hindi Meaning - पृष्ठभूमि, स्थिति, परिदृश्य
English Meaning - situation, scenario, context.
12.landslide (noun)
Hindi Meaning - भूस्खलन
English Meaning - a landslide is defined as the movement of a mass of rock, debris, or earth down a slope.
13.misplaced (adjective)
Hindi Meaning - गलत, गुमराह
English Meaning - misguided, misconceived, ill-advised, ill-considered, ill-judged.
14.stability (noun)
Hindi Meaning - स्थिरता, दृढ़ता, सुरक्षा, मजबूती
English Meaning - firmness, solidity, secureness, strength.
15.apprehension (noun)
Hindi Meaning - आशंका, अनुभव, चिंता
English Meaning - anxiety, worry, nervousness, disquiet, tension, concern, panic, fearfulness.
16.National Committee on Dam Safety (noun)
English Meaning - the National Committee on Dam Safety, constituted by Dam Safety Act, 2021, is to prevent dam failure-related disasters and to maintain standards of dam safety.
17.Central Water Commission (CWC) (noun)
English Meaning - a premier Technical Organization of India in the field of Water Resources and is presently functioning as an attached office of the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources.
18.accountable (adjective)
English Meaning - responsible, liable, answerable, chargeable.
19.panel (noun)
English Meaning - committee, board, council, advisory group.
20.body (noun)
English Meaning - association, organization, group.
21.Dam Safety Act, 2021 (noun)
English Meaning - An Act to provide for surveillance, inspection, operation and maintenance of the specified dam.
22.lime mortar (noun)
English Meaning - it is composed of lime and an aggregate such as sand, mixed with water.
23.mortar (noun)
English Meaning - a mixture of sand, water, and cement to bind building blocks such as stones, bricks, and concrete masonry units together.
24.stick to (phrasal verb)
English Meaning - abide by, keep, adhere to, hold to.
25.regardless of (phrase)
English Meaning - irrespective of, without regard to, without reference to, notwithstanding, no matter, disregarding.
26.address (verb)
English Meaning - tackle, deal with, attend to, try to sort out.
27.crop up (phrasal verb)
English Meaning - happen, occur, arise, arrive, surface.
28.time and again (phrase)
English Meaning - frequently, often, repeatedly, again and again, time after time.
29.underline (verb)
English Meaning - emphasize, highlight, accentuate.
30.room (noun)
English Meaning - scope, chance, leeway, freedom, latitude, opportunity (for something to happen).
31.complacency (noun)
English Meaning - carelessness, laziness, laxity; self-satisfaction, smugness, self-regard.
32.institutional (adjective)
English Meaning - arranged in the form of institutions; procedural, formal, systematic, methodical.
33.mechanism (noun)
English Meaning - system, arrangement, regime, apparatus.
34.committee (noun)
English Meaning - group, body, council, board, commission.
35.render (verb)
English Meaning - make, cause to be, cause to become.
36.toothless (adjective)
English Meaning - lacking effectiveness; powerless, ineffectual.
37.ideally (adverb)
English Meaning - preferably, if possible, as a matter of choice, much rather.
38.empower (verb)
English Meaning - authorize, permit, allow.
39.State Dam Safety Organisation (SDSO)
English Meaning - The State Dam Safety Organisation (SDSO) is required to keep perpetual surveillance, carry out inspections and monitor the operation and maintenance of specified dams.
40. context (noun)
English Meaning - circumstances, conditions, situation, background, atmosphere.
41. assume (verb)
English Meaning - take control of, take charge of, take over.
42. in place (phrase)
English Meaning - in position; exist; establish, set up.
43. rely on (phrasal verb)
English Meaning - depend on; resort to, have recourse to.
44. respective (adjective)
English Meaning - corresponding, relevant.
45. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) (noun)
English Meaning - The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), headed by the Prime Minister of India, is the apex body for Disaster Management in India.
46. oversight (noun)
English Meaning - supervision, surveillance, superintendence, inspection, administration, management.
47. well-designed (adjective)
English Meaning - well-planned, well-developed.
48. authorities (noun)
English Meaning - officials, officialdom, the people in charge, the government, the administration, the establishment, the bureaucracy, the system.
49. make sure (phrase)
English Meaning - make certain, ensure, check, confirm.
50. instil (verb)
English Meaning - fill, inject, impart, add.
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