Constitution of State Committee on Dam Safety Members and Establishment of State Dam Safety Organization under the Dam Safety Act, 2021
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Water Resources Department, through G.O. Ms. No. 56, Water Resources (WR2), dated 30th June 2022, constitutes the State Committee on Dam Safety and establishes the State Dam Safety Organisation under the Dam Safety Act, 2021. The notifications appoint government, technical and academic representatives to the committee and identify Water Resources Department personnel for the organisation.
What the notifications do
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Water Resources Department issued two notifications under G.O. Ms. No. 56, Water Resources (WR2), dated 30th June 2022. One constitutes the State Committee on Dam Safety for the purposes of the Dam Safety Act, 2021. The other establishes the State Dam Safety Organisation using personnel from the Water Resources Department.
State Committee on Dam Safety
The State Committee on Dam Safety is chaired by the Engineer-in-Chief and Chief Engineer (General), Water Resources Department, Chennai, in an ex officio capacity. The Superintending Engineer of the State Dam Safety Organisation serves as Member Secretary.
Other committee members include:
- Chief Engineers from the State Dam Safety Organisation and the Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai and Trichy regions of the Water Resources Department.
- The Chief Engineer, Hydro, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited, Chennai.
- Representatives nominated by the Central Water Commission and the Central Electricity Authority.
- The Chief Engineer, Kerala, for Sholayar and Upper Bhavani Dams.
- The Chief Engineer, Pondicherry, for Vidur Dam.
- Technical and academic representatives from the Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, Anna University, Chennai, and the National Institute of Technology, Trichy.
State Dam Safety Organisation
The State Dam Safety Organisation is established with Water Resources Department personnel. The supplied notification text lists the following positions:
- The Superintending Engineer.
- An Executive Engineer, four Assistant Executive Engineers and eight Assistant Engineers for the Dam Documentation Cell.
- An Executive Engineer, three Assistant Executive Engineers and ten Assistant Engineers for the Dam Design and Hydrology Cell.
- An Executive Engineer, four Assistant Executive Engineers and eight Assistant Engineers for the Dam Hydro-mechanical Cell.
Who may be affected
The notifications directly concern Water Resources Department officials, dam safety personnel, electricity and water authorities, and the named technical institutions. They create the state bodies responsible for purposes of the Dam Safety Act, 2021.
For property buyers and owners, the supplied text does not change land ownership, registration, planning permission, land use or building approval requirements. It also does not specify any fee, application process or obligation for private property owners.
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Common questions
Does this notification change my land title or property registration?
No change to land title or property registration is stated. The notifications constitute a dam safety committee and establish a dam safety organisation.
Who chairs the State Committee on Dam Safety?
The Engineer-in-Chief and Chief Engineer (General), Water Resources Department, Chennai, is the ex officio Chairperson.
Which official is the Member Secretary of the committee?
The Superintending Engineer, State Dam Safety Organisation, is the Member Secretary.
Does the notification create a separate State Dam Safety Organisation?
Yes. The Government of Tamil Nadu establishes the State Dam Safety Organisation with listed personnel from the Water Resources Department.
