Government Resolution No. MAGD-2020/C.R. 595 of the Mines and Geology Department, Government of Maharashtra dated 16th June, 2020 on the drawing of water from a river [N16-046]

No. MAGD-2020/C.R. 595

GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA

Mines and Geology Department, Government of Maharashtra

Mumbai, dated the 16th June, 2020

GOVERNMENT RESOLUTION

Subject: The drawing of water from a river by riparian owners under the Maharashtra Irrigation Act, 1976, regarding.

1. In the circumstances reported by the Junior Engineer, the Government of Maharashtra, after careful examination, hereby orders that every riparian owner carrying on the drawing of water from a river shall furnish Form F to the River Basin Authority within thirty days.

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 River Basin Authority within thirty days, accompanied by a fee of two 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 River Basin Authority shall dispose of it within thirty days of its receipt.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this government resolution may be brought to the notice of the Mines and Geology Department, Government of Maharashtra.

(Secretary to Government)