West Bengal Ground Water Resources (Management, Control and Regulation) Act, 2005. Country/Territory India Territorial subdivision West Bengal Document type Legislation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to manage, control and regulate indiscriminate extraction of ground water in West Bengal and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Subject Water Keyword Groundwater Well sinking/boreholes Waterworks Water supply Authorization/permit Registration Certification Offences/penalties Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract This Act is enacted to manage, control and regulate indiscriminate extraction of ground water in West Bengal. Full text English Website www.indiawaterportal.org