Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) The Board shall be charged with the general duty of providing water supply and improving the existing water supply and making adequate provisions for the sewerage management and disposal in the Jaipur Urban Area for the efficient discharge of such duty and shall perform such functions and duties as are conferred or imposed by or under this Act. (2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), the Board shall have the following functions and duties, namely:- (a) supply wholesome water in the Jaipur Urban Area as per Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organization (CPHEEO) or Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) or standards determined in consultation with State Pollution Control Board or standards fixed by Public Health Engineering Department, including planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, operating and managing the water supply systems; (b) to provide sewerage, sewage disposal and sewage treatment works including planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, operating and management of all sewerage and sewage treatment works including supply and safe disposal of treated waste water in the Jaipur Urban Area; (c) at the instance of the Government or a local authority or suo motu, to investigate the nature and types of schemes that can be implemented for the provision of drinking water or sewerage systems within the Jaipur Urban Area and prepare and carry out such schemes; (d) to estimate, finance, design, construct, alter, repair, operate and maintain the schemes for water supply and sewerage systems; (e) to make provisions for unfiltered water meant for purposes other than drinking water; (f) to promote measures for conversion, recycling and reuse of water; (g) to provide meters and carry out services like meter reading, billing and revenue collection; (h) with the prior approval of the Government, to entrust any of its functions referred to in this section to a local authority, research institute, Government undertaking, limited company, registered society, trust, partnership firm, proprietorship firm, or such other legal entity; (i) to provide technical assistance or give advice to any agency in the execution and maintenance of water supply and sewerage systems; (j) to review annually the technical, financial, economic and other aspects of water supply and sewerage systems; and (k) to perform such other functions as may be necessary or conducive to the objects of this Act.