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The Maharashtra groundwater (regulation for drinking water purposes) act - International Environmental Law Research Centre (1993)
The Maharashtra Groundwater Act was framed to regulate the exploitation of groundwater for the protection of public drinking water sources.
Posted on 22 Oct, 2010 05:09 PM

The document describes the Maharashtra Groundwater Act, which is an Act to regulate the exploitation of groundwater for the protection of public drinking water sources and includes the details of :

Declaration of water scarcity area
Regulation of extraction of water from wells in water scarcity areas
Declaration of over exploited watershed
prohibition of sinking of well in over exploited watershed
Prohibition of extraction of water from an existing well for certain period
Closing down existing well
Power of entry upon any land for obtaining information
Power to stop contravention of the provisions of section 3, 5, 7, 8 or 9
Payment of compensation
Bar to claim compensationThe document describes the Maharashtra Groundwater Act, which is an Act to regulate the exploitation of groundwater for the protection of public drinking water sources and includes the details of :
  • Short title and commencement of the Act
  • Definitions of the terms used in the Act
  • Protection measures for public drinking water sources
    • Prohibition of construction of wells within certain limits
    • Declaration of water scarcity area
    • Regulation of extraction of water from wells in water scarcity areas
    • Declaration of over exploited watershed
    • Prohibition of sinking of well in over exploited watershed
    • Prohibition of extraction of water from an existing well for certain period
    • Closing down existing well
    • Power of entry upon any land for obtaining information
    • Power to stop contravention of the provisions of section 3, 5, 7, 8 or 9
    • Payment of compensation
    • Bar to claim compensation
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A brief on IELRC contributions on national and state level policy instruments related to water
Posted on 19 Jul, 2009 06:05 AM

v8_logotopleftThe International Environmental Law Research Centre (IELRC) (www.ielrc.org) is an independent, non-profit research organis
IELRC site provides information on selected Indian supreme court and high court water-related cases, World Bank and Asian Develeopment Bank funded water projects alongwith national and state legislation related to water and sanitation
IELRC site provides selected Indian supreme court and high court cases water related and Indian projects funded by World Bank and Asian Development Bank containing conditions for legal reform.
Posted on 30 May, 2009 09:01 AM

This section on the IELRC site contains selected Indian Supreme Court and High Court cases related to water. The decisions related to water and sanitation taken by the Supreme Court since the early years after independence also includes a few cases dating back to colonial times. Notable cases include - 
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