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 47: Safety measures in respect of dams located outside territory of India.
    Where a dam, including a dam created due to landslides or glacial moraine, is located outside the territory of India and the Authority suo motu or on receipt of information from any person or organisation or authority or source prima facie is of the opinion that measures are required to be taken to ensure safety of such dams and failure of which may endanger the life and property of people located in India, it shall in writing submit an intimation thereof to the Central Government indicating therein the likely damages which may arise due to failure of such dams and the safety measures required to be taken in respect of such dam and the Central Government shall take all suitable measures to mitigate any possible threat.
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