Bihar Soil and Water Conservation and Land Development Act, 1970. Country/Territory India Territorial subdivision Bihar Document type Legislation Date 1970 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil, Water Keyword Abandoned land/unoccupied land Access-to-information Afforestation/reforestation Agricultural land Classification/declassification Drainage/land reclamation Erosion Institution Land clearing Land consolidation Subdivision of land Land-use planning Offences/penalties Policy/planning Royalties/fees Soil rehabilitation Survey/mapping Use restrictions Saltwater intrusion/siltation Soil conservation/soil improvement Irrigation Water supply Well sinking/boreholes Freshwater resources management Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract This Act provides for management of soil and water conservation measures and land development in the state of Bihar. It consists of 7 Chapters: I. Preliminary; II. Notification of Area and Control over them; III. Constitution of the Board and the District Committees; IV. Preparation of Soil and Water Conservation and Land Development Plans; V. Execution of the Plan and Maintenance, Repairs and use of Work carried out under this Plan; VI. Penalty; VII. Miscellaneous. Full text English Website www.ielrc.org