Karnataka Irrigation Act, 1965 (Karnataka Act No. 16 of 1965). País/Territorio India Subdivisión territorial Karnataka Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1965 (2010) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Título completoAn Act to make provisions relating to the construction, maintenance and regulation of irrigation works, the supply of water therefrom, obtaining labour in emergencies and certain other matters pertaining to irrigation in the State of Karnataka. Materia Agua Palabra clave Legislación básica Irrigación Instalaciones Derechos de agua Abastecimiento de agua Drenaje/bonificación Monitoreo Inspección Captación de agua Asociación de usuarios de aguas Institución Área geográphica Asia, Asia y Pacifico, Océano Índico, Mares del Asia Sudoriental, Asia Meridional Resumen This Act, consisting of 72 sections divided into ten Chapters, provides for the construction, maintenance and regulation of irrigation works, the supply of water therefrom, obtaining labour in emergencies and certain other matters pertaining to irrigation in the State of Karnataka. In particular, it specifies that no person shall construct, control or maintain wholly or partly any reservoir, tank, anicut, bandhara, pond, spring pond, canal, field channel, talaparige, channel or aquaduct except with the previous sanction of the State Government or such other authority as may be authorized by the State Government. In addition, it establishes that the competent Irrigation Officer may enter upon any land, building or field-channel, for the purpose of inspecting or regulating the use of water supplied or of measuring the land, irrigated thereby or chargeable with a water rate, and of doing all things necessary for the proper regulation, maintenance and management of the irrigation work from which such water is supplied. Texto completo Inglés Página web dpal.kar.nic.in