Office Memorandum No. 744/2016/ITD of the Information Technology Department, Government of West Bengal dated 26th January, 2016 on the drawing of water from a river [C15-BQ6]
As at 6 September 2026. In force. No commencement recorded.
No. 744/2016/ITD
GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL
Information Technology Department, Government of West Bengal
Kolkata, dated the 26th January, 2016
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: The drawing of water from a river by riparian owners under the Bengal Irrigation Act, 1876, regarding.
1. The undersigned is directed to say that references have been received in the Information Technology Department, Government of West Bengal on the manner in which the drawing of water from a river by riparian owners is to be regulated under the Bengal Irrigation Act, 1876.
2. The matter has been examined. Every riparian owner carrying on the drawing of water from a river shall make an application in Form F to the Irrigation Authority within twenty-one days, accompanied by a fee of ten thousand rupees.
3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the drawing of water from a river is undertaken, and the Irrigation Authority shall dispose of it within twenty-one days of its receipt.
4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this office memorandum may be brought to the notice of the Information Technology Department, Government of West Bengal.
(Secretary to Government)
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