The Karnataka Ground Water (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) Act, 2011

Preamble

GOVERNA RNMENT OF KARNAT KARNATAKA ACT NO 25 OF 2011 THE KARNATAKA GROUND WATER (REGULATION AND CONTROL OF DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT) ACT, 2011 Arrangement of Sections Statement of Objects and Reasons: Sections: CHAPTER - I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent and commencement and application 2. Definitions CHAPTER -II CONSTITUTION OF THE AUTHORITY 3. Establishment of Groundwater Authority 4. Disqualification for the members of the authority 5. Term of office and conditions of service 6. Removal of a Member 7. Casual vacancies etc 8. Meetings of the Authority 9. Staff of the Authority IndiaCode 10. Power to notify areas to regulate and control the development and management of groundwater 11. Grant of permit to extract and use ground water in notified and non-notified areas 11A Measures to be taken by the land owner and implementing agency to extract and use ground water in the area other than notified area 12. Registration of existing users in the notified areas 13. Registration of drilling agencies 14. Power to alter, amend or vary the terms of permit or certificate of registration 15. Cancellation of permit or certificate of registration 16. Ineligibility to avail financial assistance, power connection etc 17. Powers of the Authority CHAPTER - III FUNDS, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT 18. Funds of the Authority 19. Budget of the Authority 20. Accounts and Audit 21. Annual Report ERNMENT OF KARNA RNATAKA CHAPTER-IIIA MEASURES TO PREVENT CHILDREN FALLING IN FAILED OR DEFUNCT ABANDONED OPEN BORE-WELL 21A. Duties of the Drilling Agency, Implementing Agency and Land 21B. Fixing Signboards at the bore-well or tube-well site 21C. Fencing the bore-wells or tube wells CHAPTER- III B DUTIES OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES 21D. Duties of the local authorities CHAPTER - IV RAINWATER HARVESTING 22. Rainwater harvesting for ground water recharge ALS Alonsode CHAPTER - V 23. Delegation of power and duties 24. Public to give information regarding contravention of the Act 25. Recovery of dues as arrears of land revenue 26. Restriction on publication of information and returns 27. Service of orders 28. Bar to claim compensation 29. Members and employees of the authority to be public servants 30. Protection of action taken in good faith 31. Cognizance and trial of offences 32. Offences and penalties 32A. Punishment and penalties 33. Compounding of offences 33A. cognizable offences 34. Offences by companies 35. Bar of jurisdiction by Civil Courts 36. Fines to be credited to the fund of the Authority 37. Punishment under other laws not barred 38. Power to make rules 39. Regulations 40. Power to remove difficulties 41. Appeals GOVERNA STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS I Act 25 of 2011 .- The Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India, had circulated a model Bill for regulation and control of development and management of ground water in the year 1992 and subsequently in the year 1996. In the meanwhile, the Government of Karnataka has enacted the Karnataka Ground Water (Regulation for protection of sources of drinking water) Act, 1999 (Karnataka Act 44 of 2003) to give priority for drinking water and for protection of drinking water sources in the State. Now, it is considered necessary to bring a general legislation to control indiscriminatory exploitation of ground water especially in the notified areas in the State. The proposed Bill also provides for,- (i) the constitution of the Karnataka Ground Water Authority; (ii) restriction and regulation of extraction of ground water in the notified area; (iii) specification of the minimum distance between the bore wells dug for the purpose of irrigation; (iv) declaration by notification any areas as draught hit areas; (v) Certain other incidental provisions also. Hence the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 10 of 2011, File No. Samvyashae 40 Shasana 2002] [Entries 17, 18 and 32 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] Amendment Act 10 of 2025 :- Bore wells or tube wells which have failed or are defunct or

Sections

Type to filter. 44 sections.

1. 1Short title, extent and commencement and application
2. 2Definitions
3. 3Establishment of Groundwater Authority
4. 4Disqualification for the members of the authority
5. 5Term of office and conditions of service
6. 6Removal of a Member
7. 7Casual vacancies etc
8. 8Meetings of the Authority
9. 9Staff of the Authority
10. 10
11. 12Registration of existing users in the notified areas
12. 13Registration of drilling agencies
13. 14Power to alter, amend or vary the terms of permit or certificate of registration
14. 15Cancellation of permit or certificate of registration
15. 16Ineligibility to avail financial assistance, power connection etc
16. 17Powers of the Authority
17. 18Funds of the Authority
18. 19Budget of the Authority
19. 20Accounts and Audit
20. 21Annual Report
21. 21ADuties of the Drilling Agency, Implementing Agency and Land Owner
22. 21BFixing Signboards at the bore-well or tube-well site
23. 21CFencing the bore-wells or tube wells
24. 21DDuties of the local authorities
25. 22Rainwater harvesting for ground water recharge
26. 23Delegation of power and duties
27. 24Public to give information regarding contravention of the Act
28. 25Recovery of dues as arrears of land revenue
29. 26Restriction on publication of information and returns
30. 27Service of orders
31. 28Bar to claim compensation
32. 29Members and employees of the authority to be public servants
33. 30Protection of action taken in good faith
34. 31Cognizance and trial of offences
35. 32Offences and penalties
36. 33Compounding of offences
37. 34Offences by companies
38. 35Bar of jurisdiction by Civil Courts
39. 36Fines to be credited to the fund of the Authority
40. 37Punishment under other laws not barred
41. 38Power to make rules
42. 39Regulations
43. 40Power to remove difficulties
44. 41Appeals