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The Uttar Pradesh Ground Water (Management and Regulation) Act, 2019 [Act No. 13 of 2019].

Country/Territory
India
Territorial subdivision
Uttar Pradesh
Document type
Legislation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
AN ACT to provide for protecting, conserving, controlling and regulating ground water to ensure its sustainable management in the State, both quantitatively and qualitatively, especially in stressed rural and urban areas, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Access-to-information Authorization/permit Basic legislation Classification/declassification Community management Data collection/reporting Hazards Drainage/land reclamation Education Effluent waste water/discharge EIA Equity Governance Groundwater Industrial water use Institution Irrigation Local government Monitoring Offences/penalties Policy/planning Pollution control Potable water Protected area Rainwater Recycling/reuse Registration Risk assessment/management Special fund Sustainable development Use restrictions Waste disposal Water abstraction Water charges Water quality standards Freshwater resources management Water supply Water users' associations Waterworks Well sinking/boreholes Freshwater pollution
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

The Uttar Pradesh Ground Water (Management and Regulation) Act, 2019 provides for management and regulation of ground water to ensure the sustainability of groundwater resources and equity in groundwater use in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The Act consists of 52 sections across ten Chapters: I. Preliminary; II. Institutional Frame Work; III. Duties and Responsibilities; IV. Power and Functions; V. Prevention of Ground Water Pollution; VI. Self Regulation, Rain Water Harvesting, Ground Water Recharge, Recycling and Reuse, Prevention of Waterlogging; VII. Impact Assessment and Transparency; VIII. Offences and Penalties; IX. Grievance Redressal; X. Miscellaneous.

Full text
English
Website
www.indiacode.nic.in

References - Legislation

Implemented by

The Uttar Pradesh Ground Water (Management and Regulation) Rules, 2020.

Legislation | India | 2020

Keyword: Access-to-information, Access-to-justice, Allocation/quota, Authorization/permit, Classification/declassification, Effluent waste water/discharge, Governance, Groundwater, Industrial water use, Institution, Monitoring, Offences/penalties, Policy/planning, Pollution control, Potable water, Protected area, Rainwater, Recycling/reuse, Registration, Royalties/fees, Sewerage, Special fund, Surface water, Use restrictions, Waste disposal, Water abstraction, Water charges, Water conservation zone, Water quality standards, Well sinking/boreholes, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX