Telangana Water Resources Regulatory Commission Act, 2009 (Act No. 15 of 2009). Country/Territory India Territorial subdivision Telangana Document type Legislation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Water Keyword Institution Freshwater resources management Agricultural development Waterworks Climate change Water users' associations Authorization/permit Sustainable use Potable water Industrial water use Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract Act, consisting of 25 sections divided into five Chapters, creates the Telangana Water Resources Regulatory Commission as a corporate body having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to contract, acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable. It establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of the above mentioned Commission entitled to perform the following functions: determine water requirement for various uses (such as irrigation, municipal/rural drinking water/industry etc.); determine requirements of irrigation water for the various levels of Farmers Organizations (i.e. Project Committee, Distributor Committee and Water User Association); determine adequate operation and maintenance (O&M) cost of irrigation/multipurpose water projects; promote efficient management of irrigation water; provide Guidelines modalities for plough back of operation and maintenance amount to the farmers organizations for the operation and maintenance of the irrigation systems as well as standards of services; monitor the technical standards for operation and maintenance, cyclical repairs and minimum rehabilitation of irrigation system; ensure that the principle of "tail to head" irrigation is implemented by the project authorities; promote efficient use of water resources and minimizing wastage of water by: a) Fixing and monitoring implementation of stipulated quality standards for management of water resources by various water users/departments and recommend actions against violations. Full text English Website www.lawsofindia.org