Standing Order No. 708/2021 of the General Administration Department, Government of Rajasthan dated 7th November, 2021 on the discharge of effluent into a stream [C1F-CM6]

Standing Order No. 708/2021

GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN

General Administration Department, Government of Rajasthan

Jaipur, dated the 7th November, 2021

STANDING ORDER

To

All Executive Engineers,

Subject: The discharge of effluent into a stream by person discharging effluent into a streams 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 General Administration 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 discharge of effluent into a stream by person discharging effluent into a streams.

2. The matter has been examined. Every person discharging effluent into a stream carrying on the discharge of effluent into a stream shall make an application in Form H to the River Basin Authority within one hundred and twenty days, accompanied by a fee of ten thousand rupees.

3. The Executive Engineer shall ensure that source of water is dealt with as directed above, and shall report compliance to the River Basin Authority within one hundred and twenty days.

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

(Secretary to Government)