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

País/Territorio
India
Subdivisión territorial
Uttar Pradesh
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
2009
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Título completo
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.
Materia
Agricultura y desarrollo rural, Agua
Palabra clave
Irrigación Desarrollo agrícola Abastecimiento de agua Asociación de usuarios de aguas Participación pública
Área geográphica
Asia, Asia y Pacifico, Océano Índico, Mares del Asia Sudoriental, Asia Meridional
Resumen

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.

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
idup.gov.in

Referencias - Legislación

Implementado por

Uttar Pradesh Participatory Irrigation Management Rules, 2010.

Legislación | India | 2010

Palabra clave: Cumplimiento/aplicación, Irrigación, Desarrollo agrícola, Abastecimiento de agua, Asociación de usuarios de aguas, Participación pública, Protección del medio ambiente

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX

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

Legislación | India | 2014

Palabra clave: Cumplimiento/aplicación, Irrigación, Procedimientos judiciales/procedimientos administrativos, Desarrollo agrícola

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX