Constitution of State Committee on Dam Safety
Section 11 of the Dam Safety Act, 2021 deals with constitution of State Committee on Dam Safety. 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 re The Act came into force on 30 Dec 2021.
(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) 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.
Section 11, The Dam Safety Act, 2021 (Act 41 of 2021).
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Related judgements & precedents
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Mani Kumar Subba v. State of Sikkim & Ors.
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
Sikkim HC DB (CJ) dismissed a post-Teesta GLOF PIL that sought CBI-style investigation into alleged non-compliance with the Dam Safety Act, 2021 and Disaster Management Act duties. The Court expressly noticed the petitioner's pleaded case that s.11 required a State Committee on Dam Safety to be constituted within 180 days of commencement (Act effective 14.12.2021 → deadline ~June 2022) and reconstituted every three years. Holding the PIL was thoroughly devoid of merit, the Court treated the 180-day s.11 timeline as a known statutory duty but refused intervention because (i) the State had already constituted a cabinet-approved disaster inquiry committee on 17.10.2023 and (ii) the petitioner waited until after the Oct 2023 disaster (petition filed 05.12.2023) rather than approaching immediately after the s.11 180-day period expired — so delay defeated the PIL. DATE VERIFIED: Final Order/Judgment index 2023-12-07; body Date : 07/12/2023 titled JUDGMENT.
On this section: s.11 Constitution of State Committee on Dam Safety — mandatory 180-day constitution duty from commencement (and three-year reconstitution) is judicially noticed as the Act's State Committee timeline; delayed PIL after disaster does not compel fresh mandamus where State has already formed an inquiry committee.
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Questions about Section 11
What have the courts held on Section 11 of the Dam Safety Act?
Mani Kumar Subba v. State of Sikkim & Ors. (07 Dec 2023) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: s.11 Constitution of State Committee on Dam Safety — mandatory 180-day constitution duty from commencement (and three-year reconstitution) is judicially noticed as the Act's State Committee timeline; delayed PIL after disaster does not compel fresh mandamus where State has already formed an inquiry committee.
How do I find court cases under Section 11 of the Dam Safety Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Dam Safety Act 2021 11, section 11 Dam Safety Act 2021, section 11 of the Dam Safety Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Mani Kumar Subba v. State of Sikkim & Ors. (07 Dec 2023).
What should I read with Section 11 of the Dam Safety Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.
When did Section 11 of the Dam Safety Act come into force?
Section 11 of the Dam Safety Act, cited as Dam Safety Act 2021 11, came into force on 30 Dec 2021, having been enacted on 13 Dec 2021. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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