Notification, 2014

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EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 15th May, 2014

S.O. 1290(E).— Whereas, the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal (hereinafter referred to as the said Tribunal) was constituted on the 2nd April, 2004 vide notification number

S.O. 451(E), dated the 2nd April, 2004, under section 4 of the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 (33 of 1956) hereinafter referred to as the said Act, for the adjudication of the water disputes regarding Inter-State river Krishna and river valley thereof; And, whereas, the said Tribunal has submitted its report and decision under sub-section (2) of section 5 of the said Act on 30th December, 2010;

And, whereas, the Central Government and the Party States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra have preferred their respective references, to the said Tribunal under sub-section (3) of section 5 of the said Act on 29th March, 2011;

And, whereas, the said Tribunal was required to forward to the Central Government a further report under sub- section (3) of section 5 of the said Act on or before one year from 29th March, 2011; And, whereas, on the request of the said Tribunal, the period of submission of further report under sub-section

(3) of section 5 of the said Act was extended from time to time vide notifications number

S.O 653(E), dated the 29th March, 2012,

S.O. 2339 (E), dated the 28th September, 2012,

S.O. 916 (E), dated the 2nd April, 2013 and

S.O. 2939 (E), dated the 27th September, 2013 and

S.O. 3515(E), dated the 27th November, 2013 up to the 31st January, 2014, which was further extended up to 31st July, 2014, vide Ministry of Water Resources order dated 5th February, 2014; And, whereas, the said Tribunal has forwarded to the Central Government its further report under sub-section

(3) of section 5 of the said Act on the 29th November, 2013; And, whereas, under section 12 of the said Act, the Central Government shall dissolve the Tribunal after it has forwarded its report and as soon as the Central Government is satisfied that no further reference to the Tribunal in the matter would be necessary ;

And, whereas, section 89 of the Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Act, 2014 (6 of 2014) provides that the term of the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal shall be extended with the terms of reference specified in clauses (a) and (b) of the said section;

And, whereas, the Central Government considers it necessary to extend the tenure of the Tribunal for two years or until further orders whichever is earlier;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by the sub-section (3) of section 5 of the said Act, the Central Government hereby extends the period of submission of further report by the said Tribunal for a further period of two years ( or until further orders, whichever is earlier) with effect from the 1st August, 2014 so as to address the terms of reference specified in clauses (a) and (b) of the Section Printed by the Manager, Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

Provisions this notification answers to

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Other instruments under the same Act

All of the The Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956