Government Order No. 1618/2023/WRD of the Water Resources Department, Government of Kerala dated 16th June, 2023 on the extraction of ground water [N14-RMW]
As at 6 September 2026. In force. No commencement recorded.
No. 1618/2023/WRD
GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
Water Resources Department, Government of Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, dated the 16th June, 2023
GOVERNMENT ORDER
Subject: The extraction of ground water by person drawing ground waters under the Kerala Irrigation and Water Conservation Act, 2003, regarding.
1. In the circumstances reported by the Executive Engineer, the Government of Kerala, after careful examination, hereby orders that every person drawing ground water carrying on the extraction of ground water shall furnish Form A to the Tribunal within ninety days.
2. The matter has been examined. Every person drawing ground water carrying on the extraction of ground water shall make an application in Form A to the Tribunal within ninety days, accompanied by a fee of one hundred rupees.
3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the extraction of ground water is undertaken, and the Tribunal shall dispose of it within ninety days of its receipt.
4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this government order may be brought to the notice of the Water Resources Department, Government of Kerala.
(Secretary to Government)
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