The Department of Water Resources, Government of Punjab on January 06, 2023, published the Northern India Canal and Drainage (First Amendment) Rules, 2023 to further amend Northern India Canal and Drainage Rules, 1878.
This shall come into force on January 06, 2023.
The following has been amended namely: -
• In rule 13, which states the “Water supplied to cantonments, towns, etc.” the following shall be substituted, namely: -
“13 Water supplied to cantonments, towns, industry, bulk water supplier, commercial users- When canal water is supplied to forts or other military buildings, cantonment, civil station, cities, towns, railway, public garden or other places of public resort, industrial units, power plants, and bulk users, beverages and bolted water industry, drinking water supply (including Railways and Army), fish pond and brick making and water construction work or any other non-irrigation use either by filling of tanks or by direct flow, subject to such contracts at special rates which may be accepted by the Divisional Canal Officer with the previous sanction of the State Government.”
[Notification No. WR-IRWR014/4/2022-IW (2)/09]
