Notification, 2020

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EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 2127] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2020/SHRAVANA 1, 1942

MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

(Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 16 th July, 2020

S.O. 2412(E).—Whereas, the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal (hereafter in this notification 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) (hereafter in this notification 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,

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 5 th February, 2014,

S.O.1290 (E), dated the 15 th May, 2014,

S.O. 2462 (E) dated 18 th st July, 2017 and

S.O. 3950 (E) dated 9 th August, 2018;

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, in exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section (3) of section 5 of the said Act, the Central Government extended the period of submission of further report by the said Tribunal for a further period of one year with effect from the 1st August, 2018 so as to address the terms of reference specified in clauses (a) and (b) of the said section vide notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation number

S.O. 3146 (E), dated the 29 th August, 2019;

And, whereas, the said Tribunal had requested to extend the period of submission of report and decision for a period of one year with effect from the 1 st day of August, 2020;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred under the proviso to sub-section (3) of section 5 of the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 (33 of 1956), the Central Government hereby extends the period of submission of report and decision by the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal for a period of one year with effect from 1 st day of August, 2020.

DEBASHREE MUKHERJEE, Addl. Secy.

and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

MANOJ KUMAR VERMA

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