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 39: Compulsory evaluation in certain cases.
    The comprehensive dam safety evaluation referred to in section 38 shall be compulsory in the case of, —
    (a) major modification to the original structure or design criteria;
    (b) discovery of an unusual condition at the dam or reservoir rim; and
    (c) an extreme hydrological or seismic event
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