Functions of the District Executive Committee for Drinking Water Catchment Area Protection

(1) The functions of the District Executive Committee shall be to : (a) Recommend to the District Board for notification of catchment area on the resolution of the Village Water and Sanitation Committee (VWSC). (b) Prepare the Action Plan for Drinking Water Catchment Area Protection. The Action Plan shall include proposals of funding from State, CSR, MPLAD, MLALAD, and other related non-tied fund, etc. to be implemented through PHED on the approval of the District Board. For depositing such fund, the executive committee shall open a joint account to be operated by the Deputy Commissioner and Executive Engineer (PHE&WS Department). (c) The action plan shall also include the works if any to be taken up in the catchment areas for water conservation directly by the line departments through their own programmes and funds. (2) The District Executive Committee (DEC) shall perform the duty of interface between VWSC and the District Board. (3) The Member secretary DEC shall constitute a monitoring and evaluation unit in his/her office from the existing strength which shall support in compilation, evaluation and study of any report, returns pertaining to the Act that comes up before the DEC. (4) The District Executive Committee shall furnish a monthly report to District Advisory Board & State Advisory Board on the implementation and progress related to the Catchment Areas Protection Act. (5) The District Executive Committee shall meet as often as may be necessary but not less than twice in a calendar year.