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Uttar Pradesh Participatory Irrigation Management Act, 2009 (U.P. Act No. 4 of 2009).

Country/Territory
India
Territorial subdivision
Uttar Pradesh
Document type
Legislation
Date
2009
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for empowering the water users' association to play their role as effective instruments of participatory irrigation management and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Water
Keyword
Irrigation Agricultural development Water supply Water users' associations Public participation
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

This Act, consisting of 54 sections divided into six Chapters, provides for empowering the water users' association to play their role as effective instruments of participatory irrigation management. Every water users' association (WUA) constituted and registered under this Act by the Registrar shall be a body corporate and shall besides the powers of a body corporate have the power to manage and maintain the irrigation system given in its charge, and to do all things necessary, proper or expedient for the safety and security of the Government property under its control and management provided that no water users' association shall have the power to alienate in any manner any property handed over to it by the Government. The main objective of water users' association is to bring about water users' participation in water management and also to create among the water users' a sense of ownership of irrigation system in their area. More specifically, a water users' association shall: promote and secure equitable, efficient and timely water distribution; motivate water users for adopting practices of scientific and economic use of water; encourage conjunctive use of surface and ground water; encourage intensified and diversified agricultural production system; and protect environment and ecology.

Full text
English
Website
idup.gov.in

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Uttar Pradesh Participatory Irrigation Management Rules, 2010.

Legislation | India | 2010

Keyword: Enforcement/compliance, Irrigation, Agricultural development, Water supply, Water users' associations, Public participation, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Uttar Pradesh Participatory Irrigation Management (First Amendment) Rules, 2014.

Legislation | India | 2014

Keyword: Enforcement/compliance, Irrigation, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Agricultural development

Source: FAO, FAOLEX