Supreme Court Urges Union Government to Implement Dam Safety Act

• The Supreme Court criticized the Union government’s failure to fully implement the Dam Safety Act, 2021.

• The Act, which prevents dam disasters, was passed in Parliament but is still “existing on paper.”

• Kerala argued that the Act has not been fully implemented, including the creation of a National Committee on Dam Safety.

• The court heard a petition from Mathews Nedumpara, who argued that a breach at the Mullaperiyar dam could lead to lakhs of deaths.

• The National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) was formed under the Act.