The Dam Safety Act, 2021 · III — NATIONAL DAM SAFETY AUTHORITY

Section 10. Officers and Employees of Authority

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

10. Officers and Employees of Authority.— (1) The Central Government shall, for the purpose of enabling the Authority to perform functions under this Act, provide such number of officers and other employees as it may consider necessary: Provided that the officers and other employees shall have such qualifications and experience in the field of dam safety including dam-design, hydro-mechanical engineering, hydrology, geo-technical investigation, instrumentation, dam-rehabilitation or such other fields as may be prescribed by the Central Government. (2) The functions, powers, terms and conditions of service of the officers and other employees appointed under sub-section (1) shall be such as may be prescribed by the Central Government. 10. make recommendations on the coordinated reservoir operations of cascading dams; and 10. lay down the uniform criteria for vulnerability and hazard classification of the specified dams in the country, and review such criteria as and when necessary; 11. give directions regarding maintenance of log books or database; 10. assess probability of cascading dam failure, and coordinate mitigation measures with all concerned, including bordering States;

Source: India Code