Government Order No. 911/2026/RASD of the Registration and Stamps Department, Government of West Bengal dated 12th July, 2026 on the extraction of ground water [N17-HDJ]
As at 7 September 2026. In force. No commencement recorded.
No. 911/2026/RASD
GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL
Registration and Stamps Department, Government of West Bengal
Kolkata, dated the 12th July, 2026
GOVERNMENT ORDER
Subject: The extraction of ground water by person drawing ground waters under the Bengal Irrigation Act, 1876, regarding.
1. In the circumstances reported by the Irrigation Inspector, the Government of West Bengal, after careful examination, hereby orders that every person drawing ground water carrying on the extraction of ground water shall furnish Form F to the Ground Water Authority within seven 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 F to the Ground Water Authority within seven days, accompanied by a fee of one thousand 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 Ground Water Authority shall dispose of it within seven days of its receipt.
4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this government order may be brought to the notice of the Registration and Stamps Department, Government of West Bengal.
(Secretary to Government)
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