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India - State-level Water Law Instruments

This page includes various water law instruments adopted at the state level. In a bid to make this page more user-friendly, instruments concerning specifically drinking water and sanitation, fisheries and irrigation are listed in the pages focusing on these areas. These can be accessed from the menu on the left-hand side.

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Andhra Pradesh
     
Andhra Pradesh Water Resources Regulatory Commission Bill, 2009
 

full text   132 [KB]
     
Andhra Pradesh State Water Policy, 2008
 

full text   158 [KB]
     
Andhra Pradesh Water, Land and Trees Act and Rules, 2002
 

full text   118 [KB]
     
Andhra Pradesh Water Resources Development Corporation Act, 1997
 

full text   162 [KB]
     
Andhra Pradesh Farmers' Management of Irrigation Systems Act, 1997
 

full text   130 [KB]
     
Andhra Pradesh Ground Water (Regulation for Drinking Water Purposes) Act, 1996
 

full text   299 [KB]

Arunachal Pradesh
     
Arunachal Pradesh Water Resources Regulatory Authority Act, 2006
 

full text   107 [KB]

Assam
     
State Water Policy of Assam (Draft), 2007
 

full text   5563 [KB]
     
The Assam Embankment and Drainage Act, 1953
 

full text   904 [KB]

Bihar
     
The Bihar Groundwater (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) Act, 2006
 

full text   3296 [KB]
     
Bihar Irrigation Act, 1997
 

full text   179 [KB]
     
Bihar Soil and Water Conservation and Land Development Act, 1970
 

full text   465 [KB]

Chhattisgarh
     
Chhattisgarh sinchai prabandhan me krishkon ki bhagidari adhiniyam, 2006
 

full text   138 [KB]
     
The Chhattisgarh Regulation of Waters Act, 1949
 

full text   95 [KB]

Delhi
     
Delhi Groundwater Regulation Direction, 2010
 

full text   1598 [KB]
     
Delhi Jal Board Act, 1998
 

full text   219 [KB]

Goa
     
The Goa Ground Water Regulation Act, 2002
 

full text   122 [KB]

Haryana
     
Haryana Municipal (Regulation of Tanks, Ponds, Wells and Baolis) Bye-Laws, 1976
 

full text   75 [KB]

Himachal Pradesh
     
The Himachal Pradesh Ground Water (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) Draft Rules, 2006
 

full text   164 [KB]
     
The Himachal Pradesh Ground Water (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) Act, 2005
 

full text   113 [KB]
     
Himachal Pradesh State Water Policy, 2005
 

full text   124 [KB]

Jammu & Kashmir
     
Jammu and Kashmir Water Resources (Regulation and Management) Act, 2010
 

full text   445 [KB]

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

full text   338 [KB]
     
Karnataka Municipal Corporations (Water Supply) Rules, 2004
 

full text   29 [KB]
     
Karnataka State Water Policy, 2002
 

full text   89 [KB]
     
The Karnataka Ground Water (Regulation for Protection of Sources of Drinking Water) Act, 1999
 

full text   97 [KB]
     
Karnataka Irrigation Act, 1965
 

full text   431 [KB]

Kerala
     
Plachimada Coca-Cola Victims Relief and Compensation Claims Special Tribunal Bill, 2011
 

full text   88 [KB]
     
Kerala State Water Policy, 2008
 

full text   1971 [KB]
     
The Kerala Irrigation and Water Conservation Act, 2003
 

full text   194 [KB]
     
The Kerala Ground Water (Control and Regulation) Act, 2002
 

full text   89 [KB]
     
Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001
 

full text   95 [KB]
     
Kerala Municipality Building Rules, 1999 (Excerpts)
 

full text   132 [KB]

Lakshadweep
     
Lakshadweep Ground Water (Development and Control) Regulation, 2001
 

full text   408 [KB]

Madhya Pradesh
     
Madhya Pradesh State Water Policy, 2003
 

full text   80 [KB]

Maharashtra
     
Maharashtra Groundwater (Development and Management) Bill, 2009
 

full text   1546 [KB]
     
Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority Act - Procedure for Regulation & Enforcement of Entitlements, 2007
 

full text   24 [KB]
     
Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority Rules, 2006
 

full text   589 [KB]
     
Maharashtra Management of Irrigation Systems by the Farmers Act, 2005
 

full text   222 [KB]
     
Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority Act, 2005/2011
 

full text   1737 [KB]
     
Maharashtra State Water Policy, 2003
 

full text   156 [KB]
     
The Maharashtra Groundwater (Regulation for Drinking Water Purposes) Act, 1993
 

full text   107 [KB]

Orissa
     
Orissa State Water Policy, 2007
 

full text   200 [KB]

Puducherry
     
The Pondicherry Ground Water (Control and Regulation) Act, 2002
 

full text   87 [KB]

Punjab
     
Punjab State Water Policy Draft, 2008
 

full text   248 [KB]
     
The Punjab State Tube well Act, 1954
 

full text   74 [KB]

Rajasthan
     
Rajasthan Rural Sanitation and Hygiene Policy (Draft), 2011
 

full text   110 [KB]
     
Rajasthan State Water Policy, 2010
 

full text   6385 [KB]
     
The Rajasthan Farmers Participation in Management of Irrigation Systems Act, 2000
 

full text   118 [KB]
     
The Rajasthan Soil and Water Conservation Act, 1964
 

full text   177 [KB]

Tamil Nadu
     
The Tamil Nadu Groundwater (Development and Management) Act, 2003
 

full text   157 [KB]
     
The Tamil Nadu Farmers Management of Irrigation Systems Act, 2000
 

full text   177 [KB]
     
Chennai Metropolitan Area Groundwater (Regulation) Act, 1987
 

full text   1725 [KB]

Uttar Pradesh
     
The Uttar Pradesh Groundwater Conservation, Protection and Development (Management, Control and Regulation) Bill, 2010
 

full text   419 [KB]
     
The Uttar Pradesh Participatory Irrigation Management Act, 2009
 

full text   87 [KB]
     
The Uttar Pradesh Water Management and Regulatory Commission Act, 2008
 

full text   89 [KB]
     
Uttar Pradesh State Water Policy, 1999
 

full text   102 [KB]
     
The Uttar Pradesh Bhoomi Evam Jal Sanrakshan Adhiniyam, 1963
 

full text   113 [KB]

West Bengal
     
The West Bengal Ground Water Resources (Management, Control And Regulation) Act, 2005
 

full text   150 [KB]
     
Embankment and Drainage Act, 1952
 

full text   20 [KB]
     
Damodar Valley Corporation Act, 1948
 

full text   59 [KB]
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