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This report of the Standing Committee on Water Resources deals with the action taken by the Government on the recommendations and observations contained in their Eleventh Report on “Inter Linking of Rivers” which was presented to Lok Sabha in October 2008.

This document is a model bill for the regulation and control of the groundwater. It provides the details of the definitions and the process of implementation of the bill and includes:

• The title, extent and commencement of the Act
• Definitions of terms included in the Act
• Mode of establishment of a groundwater authority
• Details on powers to notify areas for control and regulation of groundwater and on the use of groundwater in  notified areas
• Details of the grant of permit required to extract and use groundwater in the notified area
• Registration of existing users in the notification areas
• Mechanism of registration of new wells in the non notified areas
• Power resting with the authority to alter, amend or vary the terms of the permit
• Cancellation of permit or certificate of registration or license
• Powers of the groundwater authority
• Service of orders
• Delegation of powers and duties
• Details of mechanisms for dealing with offences
• The powers resting with the state government to make rules for the implementation of the Act.

The document emphasises the need for periodic modifications in the water policy. This is  in terms of planning and management of water resources by taking into consideration the changes in economic, social, climatic, demographic situation of the country and the urgent need to conserve the available water resources.

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Volume I is divided into six chapters and includes:

Chapter 1: Provides a brief introduction on the background of the National Water Mission in the context of the threat of climatic change and its impact on reduction in the water resources in the country.

Chapter 2: Describes the objectives or features of the National Water Mission

These two documents by the Government of India, Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) provide information and details on the 'Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies' scheme that has been launched by the Ministry under the state sector, one with domestic budgetary support and the other with external assistance.

The National Water Mission (NWM), under the aegis of the Ministry of Water Resources, is one of the eight missions being constituted under the National Action Plan for Climate Change (NAPCC). The NAPCC was launched by the Prime Minister in 2009 as a nation-wide effort to tackle climate change.

This report by the Advisory Council on Artificial Recharge of Ground Water, the Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India is divided into the following sections:

This manual by the Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India provides the background on the global and Indian water scenario and the emerging challenges related to groundwater depletion and pollut