5. Constitution of National Committee.—(1) With effect from such date as the Central
Government may, by notification, appoint, there shall be constituted, for the purposes of this Act, a
National Committee to be known as the National Committee on Dam Safety consisting of the
following members, namely: —
(a) the Chairman, Central Water Commission—Chairperson, ex officio;
(b) not exceeding ten representatives of the Central Government not below the rank of Joint
Secretary to that Government or equivalent dealing with matters relating to dam engineering or
dam safety, nominated by the Central Government—Members, ex officio;
(c) not exceeding seven representatives of the State Governments of the level of Engineer-inChief or equivalent by rotation, nominated by the Central Government—Members, ex officio; and
(d) not exceeding three specialists in the field of dam safety and allied fields nominated by the
Central Government—Members.
(2) The National Committee shall be constituted within a period of sixty days from the date of
commencement of this Act, and shall be reconstituted for every three years thereafter.
6. Functions of National Committee.—(1) The National Committee shall discharge such
functions as specified in the First Schedule as may be necessary to prevent dam failure related
disasters and to maintain standards of dam safety.
(2) The National Committee may, in discharge of its functions, constitute such sub-committees as it
may consider necessary to assist it and the secretarial assistance to the National Committee and the
sub-committees shall be provided by the Authority.
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(3) The knowledge and information collected or generated by the National Committee shall be
disseminated to all stakeholders by the Authority.
7. Meetings of National Committee.—(1) The National Committee shall meet at such times and
places and shall observe such rules of procedure in regard to the transaction of business at its meetings
in the manner as may be prescribed by the Central Government:
Provided that the National Committee shall meet twice in a year and one meeting shall be held
before the onset of the monsoon season.
(2) The National Committee may invite the representative of the owner of any specified dam and
such other experts in dam safety (including international experts) as it may consider appropriate for the
discharge of its functions.
(3) The expenditure incurred on the National Committee shall be in such manner as may be
prescribed by the Central Government.