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THE KARNATAKA CAUVERY BASIN IRRIGATION PROTECTION ACT, 1991

Karnataka Cauvery Basin Irrigation Protection Act, 1991

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This Act regulates the management and protection of water resources for irrigation within the Cauvery river basin in the state of Karnataka. It applies to the state government and specific irrigable areas listed in the Schedule, which include major projects like the Hemavathy and Kabini canals. The law matters because it empowers the state to abstract water as needed to maintain irrigation supplies, effectively overriding certain tribunal decisions to ensure water security for agriculture. It repeals a previous ordinance to establish a permanent legal framework for managing these vital water resources.

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  1. 1. THE KARNATAKA CAUVERY BASIN IRRIGATION PROTECTION ACT, 1991.
  2. 2. Definitions.- In this Act unless the context otherwise requires,-
  3. 3. Protection of Irrigation in irrigable areas.
  4. 4. Over-riding effect of the Act
  5. 5. Power to remove difficulties
  6. 6. Power to make rules
  7. 7. Repeal and Savings
  8. Schedule. Schedule

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