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(1) The State Authority shall identify the recharge worthy areas in the State, in consultation with the Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency and the Central Groundwater Board and issue necessary guidelines for rain water harvesting to recharge groundwater. (2) The State Authority shall direct the District Watershed Management Committee, in consultation with the Watershed Water Resources Committee, Panchayat and the Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency, to prepare an Integrated Watershed Development and Management Plan for artificial recharge of groundwater on priority for the notified areas and subsequently for the non-notified areas. This plan shall be a part of the sub-basin and basin-wise water plan of the State. (3) The State Government and the State Authority shall ensure the implementation of the Integrated Watershed Development and Management Plan in consultation with the Watershed Water Resources Committee and Panchayats. The State Government shall implement the Integrated Watershed Development and Management Plan for the artificial recharge of groundwater within the notified areas on priority. The District Watershed Management Committee, constituted under this Act, shall monitor the implementation of the plan in the manner as may be prescribed. (4) The funds required for implementing such measures shall be made available to the State Authority by the State Government. (5) The State Authority shall also ensure the engagement of the stakeholders in watershed development and management to facilitate groundwater recharge through community participation. (6) The State Authority shall issue guidelines to dis-incentivise the groundwater users for taking water intensive crops, in the manner as may be prescribed. (7) In urban areas falling in notified areas, the State Authority shall issue directives to the concerned authorities or urban local bodies for ensuring construction of appropriate rain water harvesting structures in favourable or technically suitable residential, commercial, industrial and other premises having an area of one hundred square metres or more within the stipulated period failing which the urban local bodies may get such rain water harvesting structure constructed and recover the cost incurred alongwith a penalty from the occupants, in the prescribed manner. (8) Notwithstanding anything contained in the relevant laws, the urban local bodies or any other local authority, as the case may be, may impose necessary conditions for providing rooftop rain water harvesting structures in the building plan in the area of one hundred square metres or more, before according approval for construction and permanent water and electricity connections shall be extended only after compliance of the directions given in this regard, in the manner as may be prescribed. (9) The State Authority itself or through other agencies shall take steps for promotion of Mass Awareness and Training Programme for Watershed Water Resources Committee and stakeholders on rain water harvesting and artificial recharge to groundwater through Government Agencies, Non-Government Organisations, Volunteer Organisations, educational institutions, Industries or individuals. (10) The State Authority may encourage or incentivize the best practices, innovative activities implemented by the Watershed Water Resources Committee, village, local community or Non-Government Organisations, by giving some incentives through State Government in the manner as may be prescribed.
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>1</i>) The State Authority shall identify the recharge worthy areas in the State, in consultation with the Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency and the Central Groundwater Board and issue necessary guidelines for rain water harvesting to recharge groundwater.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>2</i>) The State Authority shall direct the District Watershed Management Committee, in consultation with the Watershed Water Resources Committee, <i>Panchayat</i> and the Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency, to prepare an Integrated Watershed Development and Management Plan for artificial recharge of groundwater on priority for the notified areas and subsequently for the non-notified areas. This plan shall be a part of the sub-basin and basin-wise water plan of the State. <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>3</i>) The State Government and the State Authority shall ensure the implementation of the Integrated Watershed Development and Management Plan in consultation with the Watershed Water Resources Committee and <i>Panchayats</i>. The State Government shall implement the Integrated Watershed Development and Management Plan for the artificial recharge of groundwater within the notified areas on priority. The District Watershed Management Committee, constituted under this Act, shall monitor the implementation of the plan in the manner as may be prescribed.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>4</i>) The funds required for implementing such measures shall be made available to the State Authority by the State Government.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>5</i>) The State Authority shall also ensure the engagement of the stakeholders in watershed development and management to facilitate groundwater recharge through community participation.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>6</i>) The State Authority shall issue guidelines to dis-incentivise the groundwater users for taking water intensive crops, in the manner as may be prescribed.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>7</i>) In urban areas falling in notified areas, the State Authority shall issue directives to the concerned authorities or urban local bodies for ensuring construction of appropriate rain water harvesting structures in favourable or technically suitable residential, commercial, industrial and other premises having an area of one hundred square metres or more within the stipulated period failing which the urban local bodies may get such rain water harvesting structure constructed and recover the cost incurred alongwith a penalty from the occupants, in the prescribed manner. <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>8</i>) Notwithstanding anything contained in the relevant laws, the urban local bodies or any other local authority, as the case may be, may impose necessary conditions for providing rooftop rain water harvesting structures in the building plan in the area of one hundred square metres or more, before according approval for construction and permanent water and electricity connections shall be extended only after compliance of the directions given in this regard, in the manner as may be prescribed.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>9</i>) The State Authority itself or through other agencies shall take steps for promotion of Mass Awareness and Training Programme for Watershed Water Resources Committee and stakeholders on rain water harvesting and artificial recharge to groundwater through Government Agencies, Non-Government Organisations, Volunteer Organisations, educational institutions, Industries or individuals.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>10</i>) The State Authority may encourage or incentivize the best practices, innovative activities implemented by the Watershed Water Resources Committee, village, local community or Non-Government Organisations, by giving some incentives through State Government in the manner as may be prescribed. <br>