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Notice of the Central Ground Water Authority on the Installation of Digital Water Flow Meter on Ground water abstraction structures.

Pays/Territoire
Inde
Type du document
Miscellaneous
Date
2021
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Eau
Mot clé
Eaux souterraines Prélèvement d'eau Certification Inspection Monitorage Infractions/sanctions
Aire géographique
Asie, Asie et Pacifique, Océan Indien, Mer de l'Asie du Sud-Est, Asie du Sud
Résumé

This Notice of the Central Ground Water Authority requires all project proponents/users drawing ground water and seeking/having a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to install tamper-proof digital water flow meters with telemetry on all the ground water abstraction structures within their premises as per Guidelines to control and regulate ground water extraction in India of 2020. The Notice specifies All the Micro and Small Enterprises drawing less than 10 cum/day shall also be mandatorily required to install digital water flow meters on all the ground water abstraction structures within their premises. Such enterprises shall be subjected to randomised inspections. Non-compliance of these conditions shall trigger a Penalty provision and/or Environmental Compensation against the proponent for illegal withdrawal of ground water as per the CGWA Guidelines and may result in cancellation/rejection of NOC and sealing of ground water abstraction structures.

Texte intégral
Anglais