The Maharashtra Groundwater (Regulation for Drinking Water Purposes) Act, 1993

This document from the International Environmental Law Research Centre (IELRC) site is divided into the following chapters:
Chapter I: Preliminary

• Short title and commencement
• Definitions

Chapter II: 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
• Prohibittion of extraction of water from an existing well for a certain period
• Closing down an existing well
• Power of entry upon any land for obtaining information
• Power to stop contravention
• Prohibition of sinking of well in over exploited watershed
• Prohibition of extraction of water from an existing well for a certain period
• Closing down the existing well
• Power of entry upon any land for obtaining information
• Power to stop contravention of the provisions of section 3, , 5, 7, 8, 9
• Payment of compensation
• Bar to claim compensation

Chapter III: Miscellaneous

• Protection of action taken in good faith
• Penalty
• Service of notice
• Overriding effect of the act
• Power to make rules
• Power to remove difficulties

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