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Assam Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Board Act, 1985 (Assam Act No. II of 1986).

Country/Territory
India
Territorial subdivision
Assam
Document type
Legislation
Date
1986
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for the establishment of an Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Board for the development, maintenance and regulation of the Water Supply, Sewerage and sewage disposal works and for matters connected therewith in the Urban areas of the State of Assam.
Subject
Environment gen., Water
Keyword
Institution Effluent waste water/discharge Royalties/fees Tax/levy Water charges Pollution control Freshwater pollution Urban land Water supply Sewerage Rainwater
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

This Act, consisting of 117 sections divided into fourteen Chapters, provides for establishment of the Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Board aimed to the development, maintenance and regulation of the Water Supply, Sewerage and sewage disposal works in the Urban areas of the State of Assam. The State Government shall constitute the Assam Urban Water supply and Sewerage Board. It establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of the above mentioned Board, entitled to perform the following functions: Supply of Water; Sewerage; Sewage treatment and its disposal; Rainwater drainage. The Board shall provide supply of water throughout the urban area for domestic, commercial, industrial, recreational and other private or public purposes in accordance with such public health standards as may be prescribed, and the Board may regulate the hours, quantity and pressure of such supply. In addition, the Board shall construct and maintain drains and sewers and provide a safe and sufficient outfall, in or outside the urban area, for effectual drainage and proper discharge of rainwater and sewage of the urban area.

Full text
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Website
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