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The Andhra Pradesh Water Resources Development Corporation Act, 1997

The Andhra Pradesh Water Resources Development Corporation Act, 1997

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This law establishes the Andhra Pradesh Water Resources Development Corporation to manage water resources across the state. It regulates the investigation, design, construction, and maintenance of irrigation projects, including major, medium, and minor schemes, along with flood control and water supply. The corporation acts as a government body with the legal authority to acquire property and manage these projects. By centralizing these responsibilities, the Act aims to ensure efficient water management, support agricultural development, and provide essential water services to the people of Andhra Pradesh.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title, extent and commencement -(1) This Act may be called the
  3. 2. January, 1997.
  4. 3. Establishment of Andhra Pradesh Water Resources Development
  5. 4. Constitution of Corporation -(1) The Corporation shall consist of the
  6. 5. Constitution executive committee -(1) There shall be an Executive
  7. 6. Disqualifications for membership and removal of members
  8. 7. Corporation.
  9. 8. Constitution of Committees -The Corporation may, from time to time,
  10. 9. Provision for inviting officers of Government and local authority –(1)
  11. 10. Corporation may determine, from time to time.
  12. 11. Acts or proceedings not to be invalidated by vacancy or informality
  13. 12. Officers and servants of Corporation -(1) The State Government shall
  14. 13. Director shall supervise and control all its officers and employees including any officers of the Government appointed on deputation to the Corporation.
  15. 14. Authentication of orders etc., of the Corporation -All proceedings of the
  16. 15. Vesting and transfer of the property to the Corporation -(1) From such
  17. 16. Decision of the State Government on the vesting of property to be final
  18. 17. Government whose decision shall be final.
  19. 18. Functions of the Corporation -The functions of the Corporation shall
  20. 19. Government in furtherance of the objectives for which the Corporation is established.
  21. 20. Responsibility of Water Users’ Association for maintenance of canals and management of water
  22. 21. Water charges for supply of water for irrigation, industrial and domestic purposes
  23. 22. Responsibility of Corporation for payment of interest on borrowed money
  24. 23. Prohibition of construction of dam, weir etc., except with approval of
  25. 24. Corporation.
  26. 25. Powers to be exercised by the Andhra Pradesh Corporation under irrigation Act
  27. 26. Corporation.
  28. 27. Power to acquire land for purposes of this Act -The State Government
  29. 28. Transfer of Government lands to Corporation -(1) For the furtherance of
  30. 29. Power of Corporation to dispose of land etc., -Subject to any rules
  31. 30. Application of Corporation Assets etc
  32. 31. Fund of Corporation -(1) The Corporation shall have and maintain its
  33. 32. Corporation may keep on hand such sums as it thinks fit for its day to day transactions, subject to such limits and conditions as may be prescribed.
  34. 33. Grants, Subventions, loans and advances to Corporation -The State
  35. 34. Government may determine.
  36. 35. Acceptance of deposits by Corporation -The Corporation may accept
  37. 36. Power to spend -The Corporation shall have the authority to spend such
  38. 37. Expenditure on objects other than irrigation Projects -It shall be
  39. 38. Projects, Industrial Water Supply projects and Roads and such sums shall be treated as common expenditure payable out of the fund of the Corporation.
  40. 39. Submission of budget to Corporation -(1) The Managing Director of the
  41. 40. Sanction of budget estimates- The Corporation shall consider the budget
  42. 41. Government as Guarantor -The State Government may guarantee the
  43. 42. Disposal of profits and deficits
  44. 43. Interest charges and other expenses to be added to and receipts taken for reduction of capital cost
  45. 44. Depreciation Fund -(1) The Corporation may make provision for
  46. 45. Apportionment of betterment charges levied by State Government -In
  47. 46. Corporation, shall be credited to the Corporation.
  48. 47. Accounts and Audit
  49. 48. Concurrent and Special audit of accounts
  50. 49. Furnishing of annual reports and returns etc
  51. 50. Rehabilitation of the affected persons
  52. 51. Provided that all the expenditure required to be incurred by the State Government for the rehabilitation and the resettlement of persons affected by the irrigation projects shall be borne by the Corporation.
  53. 52. General Penalty
  54. 53. Power of entry
  55. 54. Dues to be recovered as an arrear of land revenue
  56. 55. Service of notice etc.,
  57. 56. State the name and address of the owner thereof.
  58. 57. Notice period for performance -Where any notice, order or other
  59. 58. Default in performance of duty -(1) If the state Government is of the
  60. 59. Offences by companies
  61. 60. Authority for prosecution
  62. 61. Compounding of offences by Corporation
  63. 62. Penalty for obstruction
  64. 63. Delegation of powers of Corporation -The Corporation may, with the
  65. 64. Protection of action taken in good faith
  66. 65. Chairman, Managing Director, Members and Officers etc. to be public servants
  67. 66. Effect of provisions inconsistent with other laws
  68. 67. Power to make rules
  69. 68. Power to make regulations
  70. 69. Power to remove doubts and difficulties -If any doubt or difficulty
  71. 70. Dissolution of Corporation -(1) Where the State Government is satisfied
  72. 71. Repeal of Ordinance 6 of 1997 -The Andhra Pradesh Water Resources

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