Bare ActsThe Assam Ground Water Control and Regulation Act, 2012

Section 3

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(l) Constitution of the Assam State Ground Water Authority,- (i) The State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish with effect from such date as may be specified in the notification, an authority to be knoWn as "the Assam State Ground Water Authority" to exercise the powers conferred on and to perform functions assigned to the State Authority under this Act. (ii) The State Authority shall consist of the following:- (a) Secretary to the Government of Assam, Irrigation Department (b) Chief Engineer, Minor Irrigation, Assam (c) Chief Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department, Assam (d) Chief Engineer, Agriculture Department, Assam ( e) .Qi rector, Geology & M~niilg, Assam (i) A representative of the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) to be nominated by the GMDA • Ex-officio Chairman Ex-officio Member Ex ')fficio Member Ex· officio Member Ex-officio -Member Secretary Member 2008 THE ASSAM GAZETIE, EXTRAORDINARY, MAY 19, 2012 (g) A representative of State Pollution Control Board to be nominated by the Board. (h) Chief Engineer, Guwahati Municipal Corporation (i) A representative of the Urban Development Department, Government of Assam, to be nominated by the Department (j) A representative of the Central GroUl'ld Water Board (CGWB), to be nominated by the Chainnan, CG WB (k) 2 (Two) representatives of'the public I industries etc. to be nominated by the State Government as Non- Govemrnent61 Member Member Ex-Officio Member Member Member Member (iii) The term of office and manner of filling the vacancies and other conditions 'Of service of the nominated members shall be such as may be prescribed. (iv) The Head Quarters of the State Authority shall be located in the office premises of the Irrigation Department, Chandmari, Guwahati-3 until separate arrangement is made and notified by the State Government. (2) Constitution of Zonal Ground Water Authorities :- (i) The State Government shall, with effect from such date as may be specified, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute Zonal Ground Water Authorities in respect of each area and jurisdiction of a Superintending Engineer of the Irrigation Department to exercise powers conferred on and to perform functions as assigned to it, by the State Authority under this Act. (ii) The Zonal Ground Water Authority shall consist of the following:- (a) The Superintending Engineer of the Irrigation Department of the respective area and jurisdiction shall be the Chail'Qlan of the Zonal Ground Water Authority. The respective Executive Engineer of the Public Health Engineering Department posted and working at the Head Quarters of the respective Superintending Engineer, Irrigation Department shall be the Member Secretary of the Zonal Ground Water Authority; (b) 4 (Four) officials, on the recommendation of the State . · Authority, shall be nominated by the State Government to the Zonal Ground Water Authority; ( c) 2 (Two) persons shall be nominated by the State Government from amongst the Members of the Municipal Corporation or the Municipal Board fw1cti<ming within the area. and jurisdiction of the Zonal Ground W ate.r Authority; .. .( THE ASSAM GAZETnt~EXTRAORDIN~~ MAY 19, 2012 2009 Staff of the State Authority. Powers to notify areas for control and regulation of ground water development. : ( d) 2 (Two J non-oftieials to be nominated by the State · ,9ovemment to represent the Industries or Trade or of Public Interest whiph in the opinion of the State · Gov~ent ought to be represented: Provided that such members shall have no .. voting.right.

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