Telangana Water Resources Regulatory Commission Act, 2009 (Act No. 15 of 2009). País/Territorio India Subdivisión territorial Telangana Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2009 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Agricultura y desarrollo rural, Agua Palabra clave Institución Manejo de recursos hídricos Desarrollo agrícola Instalaciones Cambio climático Asociación de usuarios de aguas Autorización/permiso Uso sostenible Agua potable Uso industrial del agua Área geográphica Asia, Asia y Pacifico, Océano Índico, Mares del Asia Sudoriental, Asia Meridional Resumen 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. Texto completo Inglés Página web www.lawsofindia.org