Maharashtra Water Conservation Corporation Act, 2000 (Act No. 3 of 2001). Pays/Territoire Inde Sous-division territoriale Maharashtra Type du document Législation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn Act to make special provisions for promotion, operation and rapid development and regulation of watershed and water conservation works, including social forestry and irrigation projects in the State of Maharashtra by establishing the Water Conservation Corporation. Sujet Eau Mot clé Institution Irrigation Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Recherche Ouvrages Approvisionnement en eau Redevances pour les eaux Planification environnementale Normes de qualité de l'eau Bassin/captage/bassin versant Forage de puits/puits Zones humides Eaux continentales Politique/planification Aire géographique Asie, Asie et Pacifique, Océan Indien, Mer de l'Asie du Sud-Est, Asie du Sud Entry into force notes This Act shall be deemed to have come into force on the 22 August 2000. Résumé This Law aims at making special provisions for promotion, operation and rapid development and regulation of watershed and water conservation works, including social forestry and irrigation projects in the State of Maharashtra by establishing the Water Conservation Corporation. It establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of the above mentioned Corporation entitled to perform the following activities: prepare, promote, execute, and finance the schemes for water conservation, irrigation, soil conservation, watershed management (social forestry works of saline and alkaline land and construction of flood protection walls); render all necessary services in regard to the above mentioned sectors; prepare draft State plans related to these water sectors; deal with water taxes and fees to be levied on the farmers benefited due to recharge of wells located in the watersheds; assess the requirement of materials, and arrange for their procurement and use; assess the requirement of manpower and training in relation to water conservation and related activities; carry out related research; plan, investigate, design, build and manage the water conservation projects in the watersheds, etc. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.lawsofindia.org