General

(1) For the purpose of this Act, every water source in the State is, and shall remain, the property of the Government and any proprietary ownership, or any riparian or usage right, on such water resources vested in any individual, group of individuals or any other body, corporation, company, society or community shall, from the date of commencement of the Act, be deemed to have been terminated and vested with the Government. However, for rivers of interstate nature and rivers under the ambit of international treaties, the ownership right of Uttarakhand Government shall be limited to non-consumptive use of water. (2) No person, group of persons, Government department, local authority, corporation, company, society or any other body shall draw water from any source for electricity generation except in accordance with the provisions of the Act.