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Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1964.

Country/Territory
India
Territorial subdivision
Karnataka
Document type
Legislation
Date
1964
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Basic legislation Water supply Waterworks Well sinking/boreholes Inspection Authorization/permit Offences/penalties Sewerage Institution
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

This Act is enacted to provides for the constitution of Water Supply and Sewerage Board for Bangalore, which will be solely in charge of the water supply and underground drainage in Bangalore. The State Government shall constitute by notification in the official Gazette the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board. The Board shall consist of not less than three and not more than seven members appointed by the State Government. The Board shall consist of not less than three and not more than seven members appointed by the State Government. All public reservoirs, tanks, cisterns, fountains, wells, pumps, pipes, taps, conduits and other works connected with the supply of water to the Bangalore Metropolitan Area including the headworks and reservoirs at Tippagondanhalli and Hesarghatta and the rising mains whether made at the cost of the Government, the Corporation or otherwise and all bridges, buildings, machinery, works, materials and other things connected therewith and all land (not being private property) adjacent and appertaining to the same shall vest in the Board and be subject to its control. All public sewers, all sewers in, alongside or under any public street within the Bangalore Metropolitan Area, and all sewage disposal works whether constructed out of the municipal fund of the Corporation of the City of Bangalore or otherwise, and all works, materials and things appertaining thereto, shall vest in the Board. The Act further make provisions relating to use of water, the construction, control and management of works with respect to water storage, conservation and protection, water supply, drainage, allocation and utilization of water resources, offences and penalties, etc.

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