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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-04062025-263596
EXTRAORDINARY
PART III-Section 4
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 407]
NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JUNE 2, 2025/JYAISTHA 12, 1947
NATIONAL DAM SAFETY AUTHORITY
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 23rd May, 2025
F. No.TE-32/2/2023-NDSA-MOWR.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and clause (t)
of sub-section (2) of section 54 read with sub-section (1) of section 38 of the Dam Safety Act, 2021 (41 of 2021), the
National Dam Safety Authority, on the recommendations of the National Committee on Dam Safety, hereby makes
the following regulations, namely: -
1. Short title and commencement. — (1) These regulations may be called the Independent Panel of Experts for
Comprehensive Dam Safety Evaluation of each specified dam Regulations, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definitions. - (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, -
(a) "Act" means the Dam Safety Act, 2021(41 of 2021);
(b) "Authority" means the National Dam Safety Authority established under section 8 of the Act.
(2) Words and expressions used herein and not defined in these regulations but defined in the Act, shall have the
meanings respectively, assigned to them in the Act.
3. Independent panel of expert for comprehensive dam safety evaluation of each specified dam.—The
composition of Independent Panel of expert for the purpose of determining the condition of the specified dam and its
reservoir are as follows:
(1) The independent panel of experts shall consist of key experts- such as Chairperson and
Members.
(2) The number of key experts in the panel shall be identified based on the identified or known dam
safety issues and hazards associated with the dam, however in no case independent panel of
experts shall consist of less than three key experts with mandatory presence of dam safety
expert and the details of qualifications and skillsets required for the experts of the panel are
elucidated in Table 1.
(3) The Chairperson and Members of independent panel of experts may comprise of working as
well as retired officials from the Central Government Organisations, State Governments, Public
Sector Undertakings, Indian Institute of Technology/National Institute of Technology, reputed
private institutions, reputed freelance experts.
(4) The Chairperson and Members of independent panel of experts shall be free from conflicts of
interest, including financial, professional, or personal ties that could bias their judgment and it
shall be ensured that the panel members do not have any direct involvement with the entities or
interests affected by their work.
(5) Each specified dam owners other than interstate specified dams for which Authority is the State
Dam Safety Organisation, shall constitute an independent panel of experts and in case of the
interstate specified dams for which Authority is the State Dam Safety Organisation, the head of
the concerned State Dam Safety Organisation shall constitute the panel.
(6) The experts shall be classified on the basis of their qualifications and experience in the
respective field of specialisation and the eminence in their profession as given in Table-1.
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