Be an aware citizen. Know more about our laws, legislations and policies that are meant to govern water in this country both at State and Central level. This also includes discussion on some of the policies that are already in place or are in the pipeline by experts.
The Bihar Groundwater Act 2006
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The September 2007 report of the Expert Group on "Ground Water Management and Ownership" of the Planning Commission. The report looks primarily at the problem of rural depletion of groundwater and looked into the feasibility and necessity of changing groundwater law.
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Model Bill of the Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India to Regulate and Control the Development and Management of Ground water
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A presentation from the Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency of Maharashtra on the issues that lead to the Groundwater Act of Maharashtra and experiences and lessons of the implementation.
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Himachal Pradesh Draft Groundwater Rules 2006
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Maharashtra Groundwater (Regulation of Drinking Water Purposes) Act, 1993
  http://www.ielrc.org/content/e9301.pdf
Kerala Ground Water (Control and Regulation), Act, 2002.
  http://www.ielrc.org/content/e0208.pdf
Goa Ground Water Regulation Act, 2002
  http://www.ielrc.org/content/e0201.pdf
West Bengal Ground Water Resources (Management, Control and Regulation) Act, 2005
  http://www.ielrc.org/content/e0502.pdf
Tamil Nadu Ground-water (Development and Management) Act, 2003
  http://www.ielrc.org/content/e0302.pdf
Karnataka Ground Water (Regulation for Protection of Sources of Drinking Water) Act, 1999
  http://www.ielrc.org/content/e0301.pdf
Delhi Water Board (Amendment) Bill, 2002 - for control on the exploitation of groundwater through regulation
  http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/policy/img/Delhi_gw.pdf
Andhra Pradesh Water, Land and Trees Act, 2002 for promoting waste conservation and tree cover and regulating the exploitation and use of ground and surface water
  http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/policy/ap_wateract.htm