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The Dam Safety Act, 2021

Chapter IV STATE COMMITTEE ON DAM SAFETY

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Chapter IV STATE COMMITTEE ON DAM SAFETY

11. Constitution of State Committee on Dam Safety.

Statutory text
  1. (1) With effect from such date as the State Government may, by notification, appoint, there shall be constituted, for the purposes of this Act, a State Committee on Dam Safety consisting of the following members, namely:--
    • (a) the Engineer-in-Chief or equivalent officer of the Department of the State responsible for Dam Safety--Chairperson, ex officio;
    • (b) technical and scientific officers of the rank of Chief Engineer, not exceeding six persons, from such Departments as may be decided by the State Government or from such other organisations owing specified dams--Members;
    • (c) the Chief Engineer or equivalent level officer of each such upstream States in cases where reservoir area of any of the specified dam of the State extends to another State--Members;
    • (d) the Chief Engineer or equivalent level officer of each such downstream State in cases where flood release of any of the specified dam of the State flows to a neighbouring State Members;
    • (e) one representative of the Central Water Commission not below the rank of Director to be nominated by the Chairman, Central Water Commission--Member;
    • (f) experts in the field of hydrology or dam designs, not exceeding three, from engineering institutes--Members; and
    • (g) one representative of the Central Electricity Authority not below the rank of Director to be nominated by the Chairman, Central Electricity Authority--Member.
  2. (2) The State Committee shall be constituted within a period of hundred and eighty days from the date of commencement of this Act, and reconstituted for every three years thereafter.

Chapter IV STATE COMMITTEE ON DAM SAFETY

12. Functions of State Committee.

Statutory text
  1. (1) The State Committee shall discharge such functions as specified in the Third Schedule as may be necessary to prevent dam failure related disasters under this Act as per guidelines, standards and other directions on dam safety issued by the Authority.
  2. (2) The State Committee, in discharge of its functions, shall be assisted by such sub-committees as it may consider necessary, and the secretarial assistance to the State Committee as well as its subcommittees shall be provided by the concerned State Dam Safety Organisation.

Chapter IV STATE COMMITTEE ON DAM SAFETY

13. Meetings of State Committee.

Statutory text
  1. (1) The State Committee shall meet at such times and places and shall observe such rules of procedure in regard to the transaction of business at its meetings as may be prescribed by the State Government: Provided that the State Committee shall meet twice in a year and one meeting shall be held before the onset of the monsoon season.
  2. (2) The State Committee may invite the representative of the owner of any specified dam and such other experts in Dam Safety as it may consider appropriate, for the discharge of its functions.
  3. (3) The expenditure incurred on the meetings of the State Committee shall be in the manner as may be prescribed by the State Government.
  4. (4) The specialist members and other expert invitees who attend the meetings of the State Committee or its sub-committees shall be paid such fees and allowances as may be prescribed by the State Government.

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