The Government of Karnataka on January 10, 2025, issued the Karnataka Ground Water (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) (Amendment) Act, 2024 to further amend the Karnataka Ground water (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) Act, 2011.
The following amendments have been stated:
• In section 11, after subsection (5), the following shall be inserted, namely:-
“(5A) On obtaining the permission from the Ground Water Authority or District Ground Water Committee, the land owner or implementing agency before digging a bore-well or tube well shall inform in writing at least fifteen days in advance to the officer of the local authority or urban local bodies as the case may be notified by the Government from time to time.”
• After section 11 of the principal Act, the following new section shall be inserted, namely:-
“11A. Measures to be taken by the land owner and implementing agency to extract and use ground water in the area other than notified area.- The Owner of the Land (Excluding Farmer) or Premises or implementing agency in the area other than notified area before digging the bore-well or tube well shall inform in writing at least fifteen days in advance to the officer of the local authority or urban local bodies as the case may be notified by the Government from time to time.”
• After section 33, the following new section shall be inserted, namely:-
“33A. cognizable offences.- Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provisions of this Act, the offences specified in sub-section (1),(2),(3) and (4) of section 32A shall be cognizable offences.”
It shall come into force at once.
[Notification No. DPAL 61 SHASHANA 2024]
