Standing Order No. 2113/2019 of the Home Department, Government of Rajasthan dated 8th April, 2019 on the sinking of a tube well [C13-PBN]

Standing Order No. 2113/2019

GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN

Home Department, Government of Rajasthan

Jaipur, dated the 8th April, 2019

STANDING ORDER

To

All Ground Water Officers,

Subject: The sinking of a tube well by owners of a tube well under the Rajasthan Irrigation and Drainage Act, 1954, regarding.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Rajasthan Irrigation and Drainage Act, 1954 (Rajasthan Act 21 of 1954), the Home Department, Government of Rajasthan hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:

1. References have been received seeking clarification on the manner in which section 9 applies to the sinking of a tube well by owners of a tube well.

2. The matter has been examined. Every owner of a tube well carrying on the sinking of a tube well shall make an application in Form F to the Canal Officer within twenty-one days, accompanied by a fee of five thousand rupees.

3. The Ground Water Officer shall ensure that tube well is dealt with as directed above, and shall report compliance to the Canal Officer within twenty-one days.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this standing order may be brought to the notice of the Home Department, Government of Rajasthan.

(Secretary to Government)