Section 4. in cases where investigations with respect to safety of any specified dam in the State had already b

4. in cases where investigations with respect to safety of any specified dam in the State had already been undertaken, to order further investigations in relation to safety of such specified dam and assign responsibilities for execution including the use of non-departmental resources, and association of independent experts where necessary; 4. The Dam Safety Bill, 2019, inter alia, provides for— (a) constitution of the National Committee on Dam Safety to discharge functions to prevent dam failure related disasters and to maintain standards of dam safety and it shall evolve dam safety policies and recommend necessary regulations as may be required for that purpose; (b) establishment of the National Dam Safety Authority as a regulatory body to implement the policy, guidelines and standards for proper surveillance, inspection and maintenance of specified dams and address unresolved points of issues between the State Dam Safety Organisation of two States, or between the State Dam Safety Organisation of a State and the owner of a dam in that State, and in certain cases, such as dams extending in two or more States or dams of one State falling under the territories of another State. It shall also perform the role of State Dam Safety Organisation thereby eliminating potential causes for inter-State conflicts; (c) constitution of the State Committee on Dam Safety by the State Governments to ensure proper surveillance, inspection, operation and maintenance of all specified dams in that State and ensure their safe functioning; (d) establishment of the State Dam Safety Organisation in States having specified dams which will be manned by officers with sufficient experience in the field of safety of dams; (e) an obligation upon every owner of a specified dam to establish operational and maintenance set up to ensure continued safety of such dams, to earmark sufficient and specific funds for maintenance and repairs of the dams, for undertaking pre-monsoon and post-monsoon inspections and special inspections during and after floods, earthquakes, etc., to carry out risk assessment studies at such intervals as specified by the National Committee on Dam Safety; (f) an obligation upon the concerned State Dam Safety Organisation to keep perpetual surveillance, carry out inspections and monitor the operation and maintenance of specified dams under its jurisdiction to ensure their safety; and to classify each dam under their jurisdiction as per the vulnerability and hazard classification in accordance with the regulations; (g) an obligation upon the National Dam Safety Authority to forward its Annual Report to the Parliament and the National Disaster Management Authority and the State Dam Safety Organisation to forward their Annual Reports on safety status of dams to the concerned State Legislative and State Disaster Management Authority. 4. evolve comprehensive dam safety management approach as an integration of dam safety evaluation, risk assessment and risk management for the desired level of safety assurance; and also explore compensations, by means of insurance coverage for the people affected by dam failures; 4. maintain a national level database of all specified dams in the country, including serious distress conditions, if any, noticed therein;