National Committee on Dam Safety is constituted under Section 5 of the Dam Safety Act, 2021

Background

The National Committee on Dam Safety is constituted under Section 5 of the Dam Safety Act, 2021. The First Schedule of the Act lays down what the Committee is to do. It functions as a policy think tank for the National Dam Safety Authority. The Committee deliberates on dam safety related policies, and it may recommend such regulations as may be necessary so that standards of dam safety stay uniform and disasters arising from dam failures are prevented. The Chairman of the Central Water Commission is also the Chairman of the Committee. Its 11th meeting was held in New Delhi, with the Ministry of Jal Shakti behind it. Heads of State Dam Safety Organisations and representatives from Union Territories were present at that meeting.