The Dam Safety Act, 2021
| Coming into Force | 13 December 2021 |
| Record Number | 202141 |
| Act Number | 41 |
| Enactment Date | 13 December 2021 |
| Date | 13 December 2021 |
| Court | Ministry of Jal Shaktri |
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THE DAM SAFETY ACT, 2021
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
SECTIONS
1. Short title, extent and commencement.
2. Declaration as to expediency of Union control.
3. Application.
4. Definitions.
CHAPTER II
NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON DAM SAFETY
5. Constitution of National Committee..
6. Functions of National Committee.
7. Meetings of National Committee.
CHAPTER III
NATIONAL DAM SAFETY AUTHORITY
8. Establishment of National Dam Safety Authority.
9. Functions of Authority.
10. Officers and Employees of Authority.
CHAPTER IV
STATE COMMITTEE ON DAM SAFETY
11. Constitution of State Committee on Dam Safety.
12. Functions of State Committee.
13. Meetings of State Committee.
CHAPTER V
STATE DAM SAFETY ORGANISATION
14. Establishment of State Dam Safety Organisation.
15. Officers and employees of State Dam Safety Organisation.
CHAPTER VI
DUTIES AND FUNCTIONING IN RELATION TO DAM SAFETY
16. Surveillance and inspection.
17. Vulnerability and hazard classification of dams.
18. Maintenance of log books.
19. Records of dam failures and dam incidents.
20. Instructions on safety of specified dams.
21. Funds for maintenance and repairs.
22. Technical documentation.
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SECTIONS
23. Qualifications and experience of individuals responsible for safety of specified dams.
24. Jurisdiction of State Dam Safety Organisation and Authority.
25. Cost of investigation.
26. Construction or alteration of dams.
27. Initial filling of reservoirs.
28. Operation and maintenance.
29. Responsibility of owner of specified dam.
CHAPTER VII
SAFETY, INSPECTION AND DATA COLLECTION
30. Dam safety unit.
31. Inspection.
32. Instrumentations to be installed in every specified dam.
33. Establishment of hydro-meteorological station.
34. Installations of seismological station.
CHAPTER VIII
EMEGENCY ACTION PLAN AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT
35. Obligation of owner of specified dam.
36. Emergency action plan.
37. Assistance to other disaster management authorities.
CHAPTER IX
COMPREHENSIVE DAM SAFETY EVALUTION
38. Comprehensive dam safety evaluation.
39. Compulsory evaluation in certain cases.
40. Reports of comprehensive evaluation.
CHAPTER X
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
41. Punishment for obstruction, etc.
42. Offences by Departments of Government.
43. Offence by companies.
44. Cognizance of offences.
CHAPTER XI
MISCELLANEOUS
45. Annual report of safety status of specified dam.
46. Safety measures in respect of dams other than specified dams.
47. Safety measures in respect of dams located outside territory of India.
48. Act to have overriding effect.
49. Power to amend Schedules.
50. Power of Central Government to give directions.
51. Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of National Committee on Dam Safety
Authority and State Committee on Dam Safety.
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