Act Number: 41

Act Name: The Dam Safety Act, 2021

Year: 2021

Enactment Date: 2021-12-13

Long Title: 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: Ministry of Jal Shaktri

Department: Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation

Section 34: Installations of seismological station.
    (1) In the case of every specified dam, having a height of thirty metres or above or falling under such seismic zone, as may be specified by the regulations, the owner of the specified dam shall establish a seismological station in the vicinity of each such dam for recording micro and strong motion earthquakes and such other data as may be specified by the regulations.
    (2) Every owner of a specified dam shall collect,compile,process and store data referred to in subsection (1) at such suitable location and in such manner as may be specified by the regulations.
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