Act 41 of 2021

The Dam Safety Act, 2021

An Act to provide for surveillance, inspection, operation and maintenance of the specified dam for prevention of dam failure related disasters and to provide for institutional mechanism to ensure their safe functioning and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

  • Ministry of Jal Shaktri
  • Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
  • Enacted 2021-12-13
  • 56 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title, extent and commencement.Read
2 Declaration as to expediency of Union control.Read
3 Application.Read
4 Definitions.Read
5 Constitution of National Committee..Read
6 Functions of National Committee.Read
7 Meetings of National Committee.Read
8 Establishment of National Dam Safety Authority.Read
9 Functions of Authority.Read
10 Officers and Employees of Authority.Read
11 Constitution of State Committee on Dam Safety.Read
12 Functions of State Committee.Read
13 Meetings of State Committee.Read
14 Establishment of State Dam Safety Organisation.Read
15 Officers and employees of State Dam Safety Organisation.Read
16 Surveillance and inspection.Read
17 Vulnerability and hazard classification of dams.Read
18 Maintenance of log books.Read
19 Records of dam failures and dam incidents.Read
20 Instructions on safety of specified dams.Read
21 Funds for maintenance and repairs.Read
22 Technical documentation.Read
23 Qualifications and experience of individuals responsible for safety of specified dams.Read
24 Jurisdiction of State Dam Safety Organisation and Authority.Read
25 Cost of investigation.Read
26 Construction or alteration of dams.Read
27 Initial filling of reservoirs.Read
28 Operation and maintenance.Read
29 Responsibility of owner of specified dam.Read
30 Dam safety unit.Read
31 Inspection.Read
32 Instrumentations to be installed in every specified dam.Read
33 Establishment of hydro-meteorological station.Read
34 Installations of seismological station.Read
35 Obligation of owner of specified dam.Read
36 Emergency action plan.Read
37 Assistance to other disaster management authorities.Read
38 Comprehensive dam safety evaluation.Read
39 Compulsory evaluation in certain cases.Read
40 Reports of comprehensive evaluation.Read
41 Punishment for obstruction, etc.Read
42 Offences by Departments of Government.Read
43 Offence by companies.Read
44 Cognizance of offences.Read
45 Annual report of safety status of specified dam.Read
46 Safety measures in respect of dams other than specified dams.Read
47 Safety measures in respect of dams located outside territory of India.Read
48 Act to have overriding effect.Read
49 Power to amend Schedules.Read
50 Power of Central Government to give directions.Read
51 Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of National Committee on Dam Safety Authority and State Committee on Dam Safety.Read
52 Power of Central Government to make rules.Read
53 Power of State Government to make rules.Read
54 Power to make regulations by Authority.Read
55 Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.Read
56 Power to remove difficulties.Read
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