Central Water Commission

Organization contains following Directorates and their activities are as under:

1. Dam safety Monitoring (DSM) Directorate:

   DSM directorate is responsible for assisting the States in implementing unified dam safety procedures, matters related to Emergency Action Plans (EAPs), Dam safety Organizations etc. This directorate also functions as secretariat for National Committee on Dam Safety (NCDS) which is a forum for discussions on dam safety issues among the Central, State Govt. and dam owning agencies. DSM directorate maintains National Registration of Large Dams (NRLD) and handles issues related to Supervisory Committee of Mullaperiyar Dam, PAP Sub-committee etc. involving dam safety related interstate issues between the state of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. It acts as a nodal Directorate of DSO