Damodar Valley Corporation Act, 1948 (Act XIV of 1948).

The Act provides for the establishment of the Damodar Valley Corporation and defines its functions and powers. The Corporation shall operate in the Damodar Valley of which the limits shall be specified in a notification of the Central Government. The Damodar Valley includes the basin of the Damodar River and its tributaries. The functions of the Corporation shall include: (a) The promotion and operation of schemes of irrigation, water supply and drainage; (b) the promotion and operation of schemes for flood control in the Damodar river and its tributaries and the channels; (c) the promotion of afforestation and the control of soil erosion. Sections 13 to 17 define further powers of the Corporation with respect to construction, operation and maintenance of waterworks, the levying of water rates, and the supply of water. The Corporation may also carry out all or any functions and exercise all powers of a Provincial Government in the Valley under provisions of Acts specified in the Schedule. The Corporation may make regulations for carrying out its functions under this Act.