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National Dam Safety Authority in the works
News
1-The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for introduction of Dam Safety Bill, 2018 in the Parliament.
Important facts:
2-Key features of the Bill
- Provides for proper surveillance, inspection, operation and maintenance of all specified dams in the country to ensure their safe functioning.
- Provides for constitution of a National Committee on Dam Safety.
- Establishment of National Dam Safety Authority as a regulatory body.
- The Bill provides for constitution of a State Committee on Dam Safety by State Government.
3-Functions of National Dam Safety Authority
- Maintain liason with the State Dam Safety Organisations and the owners of dams for standardisation of dam safety related data and practices.
- Provide the technical and managerial assistance to the States and State Dam Safety Organisations.
- Maintain a national level data-base of all dams in the country and the records of major dam failures.
- Examine the cause of any major dam failure.
- Publish and update the standard guidelines and check-lists for the routine inspection and detailed investigations of dams.
- Accord recognition or accreditations to the organisations that can be entrusted with the works of investigation, design or construction of new dams.
4-Significance:
- help all the States and Union Territories of India to adopt uniform dam safety procedures which shall ensure safety of dams and safeguard benefits from such dams.
- This shall also help in safeguarding human life, livestock and property.
