11. Constitution of State Committee on Dam Safety.—(1) With effect from such date as the
State Government may, by notification, appoint, there shall be constituted, for the purposes of this Act,
a State Committee on Dam Safety consisting of the following members, namely:—
(a) the Engineer-in-Chief or equivalent officer of the Department of the State responsible for
Dam Safety—Chairperson, ex officio;
(b) technical and scientific officers of the rank of Chief Engineer, not exceeding six persons,
from such Departments as may be decided by the State Government or from such other
organisations owing specified dams—Members;
(c) the Chief Engineer or equivalent level officer of each such upstream States in cases where
reservoir area of any of the specified dam of the State extends to another State—Members;
(d) the Chief Engineer or equivalent level officer of each such downstream State in cases where
flood release of any of the specified dam of the State flows to a neighbouring State—Members;
(e) one representative of the Central Water Commission not below the rank of Director to be
nominated by the Chairman, Central Water Commission—Member;
(f) experts in the field of hydrology or dam designs, not exceeding three, from engineering
institutes--Members; and
(g) one representative of the Central Electricity Authority not below the rank of Director to be
nominated by the Chairman, Central Electricity Authority—Member.
(2) The State Committee shall be constituted within a period of hundred and eighty days from the
date of commencement of this Act, and reconstituted for every three years thereafter.
12. Functions of State Committee.—(1) The State Committee shall discharge such functions as
specified in the Third Schedule as may be necessary to prevent dam failure related disasters under this
Act as per guidelines, standards and other directions on dam safety issued by the Authority.
(2) The State Committee, in discharge of its functions, shall be assisted by such sub-committees as
it may consider necessary, and the secretarial assistance to the State Committee as well as its subcommittees shall be provided by the concerned State Dam Safety Organisation.
13. Meetings of State Committee.—(1) The State 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 as
may be prescribed by the State Government:
Provided that the State Committee shall meet twice in a year and one meeting shall be held before the
onset of the monsoon season.
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(2) The State Committee may invite the representative of the owner of any specified dam and such
other experts in Dam Safety as it may consider appropriate, for the discharge of its functions.
(3) The expenditure incurred on the meetings of the State Committee shall be in the manner as may
be prescribed by the State Government.
(4) The specialist members and other expert invitees who attend the meetings of the State
Committee or its sub-committees shall be paid such fees and allowances as may be prescribed by the
State Government.