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Notification of the Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation - Guidelines to regulate and control ground water extraction in India.

Pays/Territoire
Inde
Type du document
Règlement
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Eau
Mot clé
Eaux souterraines Forage de puits/puits Pollution des eaux douces Autorisation/permis Certification EIA Utilisation durable Monitorage Prélèvement d'eau Lutte contre la pollution
Aire géographique
Asie, Asie et Pacifique, Océan Indien, Mer de l'Asie du Sud-Est, Asie du Sud
Résumé

In pursuance of the directions of the National Green Tribunal and the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of Section 3 read with Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, the Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation issues new guidelines to regulate and control groundwater extraction. These aim at sustainable management of water resources in the country and seek to regulate groundwater extraction and to conserve the scarce groundwater resources in the country. The guidelines will apply to the whole of India. Ground water abstraction in States/UTs (which are not regulating ground water abstraction) shall continue to be regulated by Central Ground Water Authority.

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