Section 45 - Dam Safety Act, 2021

The Dam Safety Act, 2021

Chapter XI

Miscellaneous

45. Annual report of safety status of specified dam.-

(1) Every State Dam Safety Organisation shall prepare annual report, within three months of the expiry of the preceding financial year, of its activities and safety status of specified dams in the State and such report shall be forwarded to the Authority and State Government and that Government shall cause the same to be laid before each House of the State Legislature, where it consists of two Houses or where such Legislature consists of one House, before that House.

(2) Every State Dam Safety Organisation and every owner of a specified dam shall provide to the Authority, documentation of the projects, report of enquiries into failure and any other data, as and when required in such format and in such manner as may be decided by the Authority.

(3) The Authority, shall prepare a consolidated annual report of the dam safety activities in the country and submit the same to the Central Government within six months of the expiry of the preceding financial year and that Government shall cause the same to be laid before each House of Parliament.

(4) The Authority shall forward its annual report on the safety status of specified dams to the National Disaster Management Authority and also make available such report in public domain.

(5) The State Dam Safety Organisation of each State shall forward their annual report to the concerned State Disaster Management Authority and also make available such report in public domain.