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Any person or class of persons or institution or agency or establishment desiring to sink a well for the purpose of abstraction of ground water for commercial, industrial, infrastructural or bulk use in the non-notified area shall apply to the respective District Ground Water Management Council for No-Objection Certificate for this purpose. The procedure, time limit, forms, application, fee etc. and various provisions, terms and conditions for the No-objection certificate shall be such as may be prescribed: Provided that the pre existing user of ground water shall apply for the issue of authorization certificate therefore under this section within a period of ninety days from the date of commencement of this Act; Provided further that- (a) the terms and conditions shall include but are not restricted to,- i- the maximum quantity of water that shall be allowed for extraction; ii- precautions to prevent any contamination of ground water by mandating existing pollution control standards and measures; iii- details of conservation measures, including rainwater harvesting, to be taken; iv- groundwater recharging measures as per the hydrogeological feasibility; v- recycling of a prescribed proportion of the extracted groundwater for the use; vi- treating wastewater to bring it to prescribed standards before it is discharged; vii- adopting and practising the most efficient water use practices and technology; (b) the authorisation certificate/No-objection certificate granted for a specified purpose shall not be used for any purpose other than that for which it has been granted; (c) the holder of authorization certificate/No-objection certificate shall be prohibited from selling, by whatever name or form, ground water extracted under the authorisation to someone else for commercial use and/or gain; (d) such new users after getting authorization certificate/No-objection certificate for abstraction and use of ground water for desired purpose shall ensure that they shall have to obtain certificate of registration from the respective District Ground Water Management Council after the construction of the well is completed in such manner as may be prescribed; (e) (i) District Ground Water Management Council may cancel the authorization/No-objection certificate in case of non-compliance of the terms and conditions of the authorization/No-objection certificate. Provided that the District Ground Water Management Council concerned shall give the holder of authorization certificate/No-objection certificate an opportunity of being heard before cancelling such certificate. (ii)Authorization certificate/ No-objection certificate issued under this section shall be inalienable. However, such certificate, granted to an individual, shall be inherited by his or her legal heirs and shall continue to be valid for the remaining period as long as the legal heirs continue the activities done by the deceased holder of such certificate. However, on transfer of the property for the benefit for which such certificate was granted, the authorization certificate/ No-objection certificate shall continue to be valid so long as the nature of the activity continues unaltered by the new owner. (iii)The authorization certificate/ No-objection certificate shall be valid for such period as fixed in the certificate. (iv)Where the validity of the authorization certificate/ No-objection certificate has expired, the holder of such certificate shall apply afresh for continuation thereof.
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>Any person or class of persons or institution or agency or establishment desiring to sink a well for the purpose of abstraction of ground water for commercial, industrial, infrastructural or bulk use in the non-notified area shall apply to the respective District Ground Water Management Council for No-Objection Certificate for this purpose. The procedure, time limit, forms, application, fee etc. and various provisions, terms and conditions for the No-objection certificate shall be such as may be prescribed:<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>Provided that the pre existing user of ground water shall apply for the issue of authorization certificate therefore under this section within a period of ninety days from the date of commencement of this Act;<br> Provided further that-<br> (a) the terms and conditions shall include but are not restricted to,-<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>i- the maximum quantity of water that shall be allowed for extraction;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>ii- precautions to prevent any contamination of ground water by mandating existing pollution control standards and measures;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>iii- details of conservation measures, including rainwater harvesting, to be taken;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>iv- groundwater recharging measures as per the hydrogeological feasibility;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>v- recycling of a prescribed proportion of the extracted groundwater for the use;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>vi- treating wastewater to bring it to prescribed standards before it is discharged;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>vii- adopting and practising the most efficient water use practices and technology;<br> (b) the authorisation certificate/No-objection certificate granted for a specified purpose shall not be used for any purpose other than that for which it has been granted;<br> (c) the holder of authorization certificate/No-objection certificate shall be prohibited from selling, by whatever name or form, ground water extracted under the authorisation to someone else for commercial use and/or gain;<br> (d) such new users after getting authorization certificate/No-objection certificate for abstraction and use of ground water for desired purpose shall ensure that they shall have to obtain certificate of registration from the respective District Ground Water Management Council after the construction of the well is completed in such manner as may be prescribed;<br> (e) <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(i) District Ground Water Management Council may cancel the authorization/No-objection certificate in case of non-compliance of the terms and conditions of the authorization/No-objection certificate.<br> Provided that the District Ground Water Management Council concerned shall give the holder of authorization certificate/No-objection certificate an opportunity of being heard before cancelling such certificate.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(ii)Authorization certificate/ No-objection certificate issued under this section shall be inalienable. However, such certificate, granted to an individual, shall be inherited by his or her legal heirs and shall continue to be valid for the remaining period as long as the legal heirs continue the activities done by the deceased holder of such certificate. However, on transfer of the property for the benefit for which such certificate was granted, the authorization certificate/ No-objection certificate shall continue to be valid so long as the nature of the activity continues unaltered by the new owner.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(iii)The authorization certificate/ No-objection certificate shall be valid for such period as fixed in the certificate.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(iv)Where the validity of the authorization certificate/ No-objection certificate has expired, the holder of such certificate shall apply afresh for continuation thereof. <br>