State Water Council.

§16

Summary

(1) The State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute a Council to be known as the State Water Council for the purposes of this Act. (2) The Council shall consist of the following Members, namely :-(a)the Chief Minister.ex-officio President;(b)the Deputy Chief Minister.ex-officio Vice President;(c)the Minister, Water Resources,ex-officio Vice President;(d)the Minister, Water Resources (Krishna Valley and Konkan Irrigation Development Corporation).ex-officio Member;(e)the Minister, Agriculture.ex-officio Member;(f)the Minister, Water Conservation.ex-officio Member;(g)the Minister, Water Supply.ex-officio Member;(h)the Minister, Finance and Planning.ex-officio Member;(i)the Minister, Urban Development.ex-officio Member;(j)the Minister, Industries.ex-officio Member;(k)the Minister, Environment.ex-officio Member;(l)the Minister, (Representative for Marathwada region).ex-officio Member;(m)the Minister, (Representative for Vidarbha region).ex-officio Member;(n)the Minister, (Representative for Rest of Maharashtra).ex-officio Member;(o)the State Minister, Water Resources Department.ex-officio Member;(p)the State Minister, Water Resources (Krishna Valley and Konkan Irrigation Development Corporation).ex-officio Member;(q)the Secretary, Water Resources Department.ex-officio Member;(r)the Secretary (Command Area Development Authority) Water Resources Department.ex-officio Member Secretary. (3) The Members of the Council at serial numbers (l), (m) and (n) of sub-section (2) shall be nominated by the Chief Minister from among the Cabinet Ministers. (4) The Council shall approve, with such modifications as deemed necessary, the draft of the Integrated State Water Plan submitted by the Board within a period of six months from the date of submission of draft Integrated State Water Plan keeping in view the directives given by the Governor for removal of regional imbalance. The water plan so approved by the Committee shall become "Integrated State Water Plan". (5) The Integrated State Water Plan may be reviewed after every five years from the date of its approval by the Council. (6) The Council shall meet at such time and place as the President of the Council may decide and shall follow such procedure as may be prescribed.

(1) The State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute a Council to be known as the State Water Council for the purposes of this Act. (2) The Council shall consist of the following Members, namely :-<table style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;border-collapse: collapse;"><thead><tr><th id="tableincontent" style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;padding: 10px;background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #fff 0, #fff 100%);"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;"><center class="font1">(a)</center></td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">the Chief Minister.</td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">ex-officio President;</td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;"><center class="font1">(b)</center></td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">the Deputy Chief Minister.</td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">ex-officio Vice President;</td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;"><center class="font1">(c)</center></td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">the Minister, Water Resources,</td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">ex-officio Vice President;</td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;"><center class="font1">(d)</center></td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">the Minister, Water Resources (Krishna Valley and Konkan Irrigation Development Corporation).</td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">ex-officio Member;</td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;"><center class="font1">(e)</center></td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">the Minister, Agriculture.</td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">ex-officio Member;</td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;"><center class="font1">(f)</center></td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">the Minister, Water Conservation.</td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">ex-officio Member;</td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;"><center class="font1">(g)</center></td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">the Minister, Water Supply.</td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">ex-officio Member;</td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;"><center class="font1">(h)</center></td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">the Minister, Finance and Planning.</td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">ex-officio Member;</td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;"><center class="font1">(i)</center></td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">the Minister, Urban Development.</td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">ex-officio Member;</td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;"><center class="font1">(j)</center></td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">the Minister, Industries.</td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">ex-officio Member;</td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;"><center class="font1">(k)</center></td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">the Minister, Environment.</td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">ex-officio Member;</td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;"><center class="font1">(l)</center></td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">the Minister, (Representative for Marathwada region).</td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">ex-officio Member;</td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;"><center class="font1">(m)</center></td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">the Minister, (Representative for Vidarbha region).</td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">ex-officio Member;</td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;"><center class="font1">(n)</center></td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">the Minister, (Representative for Rest of Maharashtra).</td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">ex-officio Member;</td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;"><center class="font1">(o)</center></td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">the State Minister, Water Resources Department.</td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">ex-officio Member;</td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;"><center class="font1">(p)</center></td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">the State Minister, Water Resources (Krishna Valley and Konkan Irrigation Development Corporation).</td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">ex-officio Member;</td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;"><center class="font1">(q)</center></td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">the Secretary, Water Resources Department.</td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">ex-officio Member;</td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;"><center class="font1">(r)</center></td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">the Secretary (Command Area Development Authority) Water Resources Department.</td><td style="border:1px solid black;height: 50px;text-align: left;vertical-align: top; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px;">ex-officio Member Secretary.</td></tr></tbody></table> (3) The Members of the Council at serial numbers (l), (m) and (n) of sub-section (2) shall be nominated by the Chief Minister from among the Cabinet Ministers. (4) The Council shall approve, with such modifications as deemed necessary, the draft of the Integrated State Water Plan submitted by the Board within a period of six months from the date of submission of draft Integrated State Water Plan keeping in view the directives given by the Governor for removal of regional imbalance. The water plan so approved by the Committee shall become "Integrated State Water Plan". (5) The Integrated State Water Plan may be reviewed after every five years from the date of its approval by the Council. (6) The Council shall meet at such time and place as the President of the Council may decide and shall follow such procedure as may be prescribed.

← Previous Section Next Section →

Explore this Chapter