The National Dam Safety Authority on May 28, 2024, issued the Surveillance, Inspection and Hydrometeorological Station of Specified Dams Regulation, 2024, on the recommendations of the National Committee on Dam Safety.
The following regulations have been stated:
• Every State Dam Safety Organisation, either through dam owners or by any other means, shall keep perpetual surveillance of all specified dams under their jurisdiction, to observe various anomalies including cracks in the body of the dam or abutment, unusual seepage, deflection in the dam body and any other problem related to dam or hydro-mechanical equipment, for the safety of the dam and follow the instructions in the operation and maintenance manual for the said dam.
• Monitoring of operation and maintenance of each specified dam shall be carried out as per the provisions of Operation and Maintenance manual of the said dam and a continuous flow of information from dam owners to State Dam Safety Organisation shall be ensured for this purpose.
• Hydro-Meteorological Station for measuring the following inputs shall be established near the dam vicinity, namely: - (i) rainfall (precipitation); (ii) water level; (iii) discharge; (iv) temperature; (v) humidity; (vi) evaporation; (vii) wind velocity and direction; and (viii) snowfall, as applicable
• Every owner of the specified dam shall install well-designed hydro- meteorological instrumentation network for inflow forecasting and flood warning.
[Notification No. TE-32/2/2023-NDSA-MOWR]
