The Rajasthan River Basin and Water Resources Planning Act, 2015
The Rajasthan River Basin and Water Resources Planning Act, 2015
The Rajasthan River Basin and Water Resources Planning Act, 2015, regulates the integrated planning and management of all water resources across the entire state of Rajasthan. It applies directly to all state government departments, public authorities, and planning bodies concerned with water usage and ecological conservation. By establishing a dedicated Advisory Council and a Planning Authority, the law coordinates activities like river interlinking, aquifer protection, and modern pressure irrigation. This key measure matters because it addresses Rajasthan’s chronic water scarcity, replacing fragmented administrative planning with a unified, scientific approach to guarantee sustainable water and environmental security for the entire population.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions.
- 3. State Water Resources Advisory Council
- 4. Powers and functions of the Council
- 5. Constitution of Rajasthan River Basin and Water Resources Planning Authority
- 6. Power to Constitute committees
- 7. Staff of the Authority
- 8. Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of the Authority
- 9. Authentication of orders, etc
- 10. Power and Functions of the Authority
- 11. Funds of the Authority
- 12. Application of Fund, etc.
- 13. Accounts and audit.
- 14. Budget.
- 15. Annual Report
- 16. Power of the Authority to give directions
- 17. Power of Authority to call for information
- 18. Control by the State Government
- 19. Officers and other employees of the Authority to be public servants
- 20. Protection of action taken in good faith
- 21. Power to make rules
- 22. Power of the Authority to make regulations
- 23. Power to remove difficulties
- 24. Dissolution of the Authority
- 25. Amendment of Rajasthan Act No. 38 of 2013
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