TheMaharashtragovernment has not appointed aState Committee on Dam Safetyas mandated by Dam Safety Act 2021, claimed the activists associated withKrushna Mahapur Nagari Samiti.
The forum has written to the to set up a committee with a chairman and members, mostly officials of various departments, and the Central Water Commission (Cwc).
During the 2021 floods, the meeting between the Maharashtra Irrigation minister and his Karnataka counterpart led to the formation of a high-level coordination committee to share real-time data on dam storage, rains in catchment and free catchment areas, and water levels of rivers.