Office Memorandum No. 3453/2024/RD of the Revenue Department, Government of Maharashtra dated 11th January, 2024 on the use of water for industry [C16-2DE]

No. 3453/2024/RD

GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA

Revenue Department, Government of Maharashtra

Mumbai, dated the 11th January, 2024

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: The use of water for industry by users of water for industry under the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority Act, 2005, regarding.

1. The undersigned is directed to say that references have been received in the Revenue Department, Government of Maharashtra on the manner in which the use of water for industry by users of water for industry is to be regulated under the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority Act, 2005.

2. The matter has been examined. Every user of water for industry carrying on the use of water for industry shall make an application in Form D to the River Basin Authority within one hundred and twenty days, accompanied by a fee of five hundred rupees.

3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the use of water for industry is undertaken, and the River Basin Authority shall dispose of it within one hundred and twenty days of its receipt.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this office memorandum may be brought to the notice of the Revenue Department, Government of Maharashtra.

(Secretary to Government)