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Calcutta Metropolitan Water and Sanitation Authority Act, 1966 (Act No. XIII of 1966).

Country/Territory
India
Territorial subdivision
West Bengal
Document type
Legislation
Date
1966 (1974)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for the establishment of an Authority for the maintenance, development and regulation of water-supply, sewerage and drainage services and for the collection and disposal of garbage in the Calcutta Metropolitan District with a view to the promotion of public health and for matters connected therewith.
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
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Act enters into force immediately.
Abstract

This Act, consisting of 93 sections divided into ten Chapters and completed by three Schedules, provides for the establishment of an Authority aimed to maintain, develop and regulate the water-supply, sewerage and drainage services and for the waste collection and disposal in the Calcutta Metropolitan District in order to promote the public health. It establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of the above mentioned Authority, entitled to perform the following functions: water supply; sewerage; drainage; sewage treatment and disposal and collection and waste disposal of night-soil in areas yet to be sewered; matters connected with and incidental to the said functions; etc. The Authority shall provide for water supply throughout the District for domestic, commercial, industrial, recreational and other private or public purposes in accordance with such public health standards as may be prescribed.

Full text
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