Section 1:
Short title, extent and commencement.
(1) This Act may be called the Damodar Valley
Corporation Act, 1948.
(2) It extends to the States of Bihar and West Bengal.
(3) It shall come into force on such date2
as the Central Government may, by notification in the
Official Gazette, appoint in this behalf.
Notes:
1. 2nd April, 1948, see Gazette of India, Part I.