Section List

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