Standing Order No. 3439/2026 of the Consumer Affairs Department, Government of Maharashtra dated 21st May, 2026 on the discharge of effluent into a stream [C1N-NP7]

Standing Order No. 3439/2026

GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA

Consumer Affairs Department, Government of Maharashtra

Mumbai, dated the 21st May, 2026

STANDING ORDER

To

All Irrigation Inspectors,

Subject: The discharge of effluent into a stream by person discharging effluent into a streams under the Maharashtra Irrigation Act, 1976, regarding.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Maharashtra Irrigation Act, 1976 (Maharashtra Act 38 of 1976), the Consumer Affairs Department, Government of Maharashtra 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 F to the River Basin Authority within twenty-one days, accompanied by a fee of ten thousand rupees.

3. The Irrigation Inspector shall ensure that canal is dealt with as directed above, and shall report compliance to the River Basin Authority within twenty-one days.

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

(Secretary to Government)