section 8
Powers to notify areas for management and regulation of ground water resources
The Chhattisgarh Ground Water (Management and Regulation) Act, 2022Environmental202230 sections6 chapters
Chapter IV POWERS AND FUNCTIONS
Statutory text
- (1) Where (based on information of the Water Resources Department) it is of the opinion of the State Ground Water Management and Regulatory Authority, after consulting with the appropriate bodies, that in any area, management and regulation of ground water for various purposes and promotion of rain water harvesting / ground water recharge becomes necessary and expedient in public interest in the over-exploited / critical blocks and stressed Municipal / Urban areas (as identified/marked by the Water Resources Department) where ground water levels have reached critical or alarming levels, to implement various appropriate water conservation / water saving / water efficient practices, it shall advise the State Government, in such manner as may be prescribed, to declare such areas, by notification, as a notified area from the date specified in the notification: Provided that, -
- (a) the date specified in the notification under this sub-section shall not be earlier than the advice given by the State Ground Water Management and Regulatory Authority;
- (b) every notification under this Section shall be widely circulated in Hindi as well as in English, in addition to its publication in the Official Gazette;
- (c) the Procedure for Demarcation and issuance of notification of the areas referred to in sub-section
- (1) shall be such as may be prescribed.
- (2) The notification issued under sub-section
- (1) shall be reviewed periodically as per the new Ground Water Assessment Report and according to the findings of the report, in such manner as may be prescribed.
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