section 24
Notified watersheds, water source and water main routes
The Sikkim Water Supply and Water Charges Act, 2025Infrastructure202543 sections
Statutory text
- (1) All water bodies shall be identified and notified as watersheds or water sources or both or water main routes.
- (2) Such 'watersheds or water sources' or 'water main routes' shall be under the administrative control of the Department.
- (3) Any use of water from such 'watersheds or water sources' or 'water main routes' by the public, local authority or any other agency shall require prior approval of the Competent Authority.
- (4) The Government may impose fee for use of water from, the 'watersheds or water sources' or water main routes by the public, local authority or any other agency and the charges shall, as may be prescribed by the rules. Explanation
- (a) "watershed" means an area surrounding any spring, steam or pond (whether formed naturally or otherwise) which conserved and sustained a source of water the quantity where of is likely to be varied by erosion of soil, felling of trees or disturbances by cattle grazing or human settlement and includes the gathering ground of a river system;
- (b) "water-route" means the strip of land along with the pipe line for supply of water if laid and includes the land adjoining such pipe line which, is disturbed by quiring, digging, felling of trees, cattle grazing or human settlement, is likely to disturb the stability of the pipeline;
- (c) "water source" means 'water bodies' and includes any lakes, rivers, aquifers, ground water, spring or ponds (whether formed naturally or otherwise) from where water is tapped for domestic or any other purposes.
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