Duties of the local authorities

(1) The Panchayat Development Officer of Gram Panchayat, Village Administrative Officer, Junior Engineers or Officers of the respective urban local authorities and boards such as the Bangaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board, Municipal Corporations and Municipalities including implementing Government Agencies, as the case may be shall keep vigil on the bore-wells or tube wells drilled and shall also ensure that the failed or abandoned or defunct bore-wells or tube wells are closed properly to avoid human causalities.

1. (2) The Panchayat Development Officer of Gram Panchayat, Village Administrative Officer, Junior Engineers or Commissioner or Chief Officers of the respective urban local authority shall maintain a register in respect of bore-wells or tube-wells as specified in proforma and submit a quarterly report to the Ground Water Authority or to any officer authorized in this behalf under section 21A.
2. (3) The officer in-charge of implementing agency of drinking water or irrigation or commercial schemes shall ensure that, the operating bore-wells or tube wells are covered safely.
3. (4) The Panchayat Development Officer of the concerned Gram Panchayat shall display in the premises of panchayat office a board in Kannada language regarding measures to be taken in respect of successful or failed or abandoned or defunct or incompletely drilled bore-well or tube well.] CHAPTER – IV RAINWATER HARVESTING

¹ Inserted by Act 10 of 2025 w.e.f. 10.01.2025.