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Rajasthan Water Resources Regulatory Act, 2012.

Pays/Territoire
Inde
Sous-division territoriale
Rajasthan
Type du document
Législation
Date
2013
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Titre complet
An Act to provide for the establishment of the Rajasthan Water Resources Regulatory Authority to regulate water resources within the State of Rajasthan, facilitate and ensure judicious, equitable and sustainable management, allocation and utilization of water resources, fix the rates for use of water for drinking, agriculture, industrial, and other purposes, and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Sujet
Eau
Mot clé
Autorisation/permis Institution Gestion des resources en eau douce Approvisionnement en eau Bassin/captage/bassin versant Ouvrages Royalties/redevances Infractions/sanctions Règlement des différends Insuffisance d'eau/sécheresse Allocation/quota Eaux continentales
Aire géographique
Asie, Asie et Pacifique, Océan Indien, Mer de l'Asie du Sud-Est, Asie du Sud
Résumé

This Act consists of 31 Sections. The State Government shall establish an Authority to be known as the Rajasthan Water Resources Regulatory Authority. Section 11 details powers, functions and duties of the Authority, including: (a) to determine the distribution of entitlements for various categories of use and the equitable distribution of entitlements of water within each category of use; (b) to enforce the decisions or orders issued under this Act; (c) to determine the priority of equitable distribution of water available at the water resource project, sub-basin and river basin levels during periods of scarcity; (d) to establish a water tariff system, and to fix the criteria for water charges both for irrigation and drinking water; etc. Additionally, the Act makes provisions, inter allia, for: the establishment of the State Water Board and the State Water Council, disputes and appeals, offences and penalties, etc.

Texte intégral
Hindi/Anglais
Site web
prsindia.org