Assam Urban Water bodies (Preservation and Conservation) Act, 2024
The Assam Urban Water bodies (Preservation and Conservation) Act, 2024
This Act regulates the maintenance, preservation, and conservation of urban water bodies in Assam's Master Plan areas. It applies to individuals, local bodies, government departments, and autonomous districts holding water bodies. The Act prohibits unauthorized alteration, diminution, or conversion of water bodies without approval from the State Level Committee in Assam. It establishes District and State Level Committees to prepare inventories, develop management plans, and enforce construction buffers around water bodies. This legislation protects vital water resources, prevents environmental degradation, and ensures sustainable urban development in Assam's growing metropolitan areas.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Maintenance and preservation of water bodies
- 4. Constitution of District Level Committee
- 5. Functions of District Level Committee
- 6. Procedure of preparation of Schedule
- 7. Constitution of State Level Committee
- 8. Functions of the State level Committee
- 9. Directions by the State Government
- 10. Provided that, no such directions shall be inconsistent with any provision of this Act.
- 11. Meetings of District Level Committee and State Level Committee
- 12. Declaration and Notification of water bodies
- 13. Dissemination of the detail of Water Bodies
- 14. Prohibition of allotment of land identified as water bodies
- 15. Prohibitions in the Use of Land
- 16. Penalty
- 17. Taking up Developmental Schemes
- 18. Budget and Funding
- 19. Protection of Action taken in good faith
- 20. Power to make rules
- 21. Power to remove difficulties
- 22. Overriding effect
- 23. Repeal and savings
- Schedule I. Schedule I
- Schedule II. Schedule II
- Schedule III. Schedule III
- Schedule IV. Schedule IV
- Schedule V. Schedule V
- Schedule VI. Schedule VI
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