CENTRAL GROUND WATER AUTHORITY
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 14th
January 1997
(As amended on 13.1.1998,
5.1.1999 and 6.11.2000)
S.O.38 (E). -In exercise of the powers conferred by
sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29of
1986) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government hereby
constitute the Central Ground Water Board as an Authority for the purposes of
regulation and control of Ground Water Management and Development from the date
of publication of this notification in the official gazette, namely: -
1.
Chairman, Central Ground Water Board Chairman
2.
Member (Survey, Assessment and Monitoring),
Central Ground
Water Board Member
3.
Member (Exploration Drilling and Materials Management),
Central
Ground water Board Member
4.
Member (Sustainable Management and Liasing),
5.
Member (Training and Technology Transfer),
Central Ground
Water Board Member
6.
Joint Secretary
(Administration),
Ministry of Water Resources Member
7.
Joint Secretary
and Financial Adviser,
Ministry of Water Resources Member
8.
Joint Secretary,
Ministry
of Environment and Forests Member
9.
Chief Engineer,
Irrigation Management Organisation
Water, Planning and Projects), Central Water
Commission Member
10.
Director/General
Manager, (Exploration),
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. Member
The Authority may invite from time to time the following as special
invitees as and when required:
1.
Joint Secretary (Soil and Water Conservation), Department of
Agriculture and Co-operation.
2.
Joint Secretary (Water Supply), Ministry of Urban Development.
3.
Joint Secretary (Department of Drinking Water Supply), Ministry of
Rural Development.
4.
Director, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee.
5.
Director, National Geo-physical Research Institute, Hyderabad
2. The Authority
shall exercise the following powers and perform the following functions,
namely: -
(i)
exercise of powers under section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act,
1986 for issuing directions and taking such measures in respect of all the
matters referred to in sub-section (2) of section 3 of the said Act;
(ii)
to resort to the penal
provisions contained in sections 15 to 21 of the said Act;
(iii)
to regulate and control, management and development of ground water in the
country and to issue necessary regulatory directions for this purpose;
(iv)
exercise of
powers under Section 4 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, for
appointment of officers.
3. The jurisdiction of the Authority shall be whole of India.
4. The Authority shall function under the
administrative control of the Government of India in the Ministry of Water
Resources with its Headquarters at Delhi.
(No.L-11011/29/96-IA-III)
Joint Secretary to
the Government of India.
Foot Note: The
principal notification was published vide No. S.O. 38(E) dated the 14th
January 1997, in Part-II, section 3, sub-section (ii) of the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary and subsequently amended vide Notification No. S.O. 40 (E) dated
the 13th January 1998, No. S.O. 9 (E) dated the 5th
January 1999 and No. S.O (1024) E dated 6th November 2000.
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Note: Bold letters indicate amendments.