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Maharashtra Groundwater (Development and Management) Bill (2009)
Posted on 05 Jan, 2011 07:32 PMThe Maharashtra Groundwater (Development and Management) Bill, 2009 aims to facilitate and ensure sustainable and adequate supply of groundwater of prescribed quality, for various category of users, through supply and demand management measures, protecting public drinking water sources and to establish the State Groundwater Authority and District Level Authorities to manage and to regulate, with community participation, the exploitation of groundwater within the State of Maharashtra.
Droplets: e-Newsletter from Everything About Water - December 2010
Posted on 29 Dec, 2010 10:56 AMArticle and Image Courtesy: Everything About Water
The December edition of Droplets e-newsletter published by the Everything About Water had the following highlights:
Voelkel Industrie Produkte (VIP) GMBH Exhibiting in EA Water, Mumbai
Posted on 21 Dec, 2010 06:13 PMOrganizer: EA Water Private Limited
Aquatech India 2011, Amsterdam RAI, Mumbai
Posted on 21 Dec, 2010 03:48 PMOrganizer: Amsterdam RAI
Venue: Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai, India
Description:
Aquatech India 2011 exhibition and conference will showcase a wide spectrum of latest technologies and developments in the field of water and wastewater management. This tradeshow will provide manufacturers and suppliers a secure, recognized and reliable means/approach to enter the water industry.
Indian Water Works Association announces training course in rain water harvesting, Mumbai
Posted on 18 Nov, 2010 09:46 AMContent and Image Courtesy: Indian Water Works Association
Organizer: Indian Water Works Association
Venue: Conference hall of IWWA at –IWWA head quarters building
Evaluation of sanitation and wastewater treatment technologies: Case studies from India
Posted on 15 Nov, 2010 11:52 PMThe sanitation systems studied are spread across the country. The study goes to Pratapnagar in Bihar to evaluate the success of the septic tank to Asalthpur in Uttar Pradesh to study the Ecosan (UDDT) toilet. Other locations in India include Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala.
Training program on analysis and design of dams, NWA, Pune
Posted on 04 Nov, 2010 05:20 PMOrganizer: National Water Academy (NWA)
Training program on preparation of detailed project report, NWA, Pune
Posted on 04 Nov, 2010 04:39 PMOrganizer: National Water Academy (NWA)
Maharashtra Act No. XVIII - Water Resources Department (2005)
Posted on 22 Oct, 2010 05:15 PMThe document describes the details of the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority Act and includes:
- Short title, extent and commencement
- Definitions of the terms used in the Act
- Establishment and incorporation of the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority
- Powers functions and duties of the authority
- Permission of River Basin Agency, State Water Planning
- Accounts, audits and reports
- Special powers of authority for removal of backlog as per Governer's directives
The Maharashtra groundwater (regulation for drinking water purposes) act - International Environmental Law Research Centre (1993)
Posted on 22 Oct, 2010 05:09 PMThe 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