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LEGISLATION
ON RAINWATER HARVESTING
Kerala
- The Kerala Municipality Building Rules, 1999 was amended
by a notification dated January 12, 2004 issued by the Government
of Kerala to include rainwater harvesting structures in
new construction. Read
more...
New
Delhi
- Since June 2001, the Ministry of Urban affairs and Poverty
Alleviation has made rainwater harvesting mandatory in all
new buildings with a roof area of more than 100 sq m and
in all plots with an area of more than 1000 sq m, that are
being developed. Read
more...
- The Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) has made rainwater
harvesting mandatory in all institutions and residential
colonies in notified areas (South and southwest Delhi and
adjoining areas like Faridabad, Gurgaon and Ghaziabad).
This is also applicable to all the buildings in notified
areas that have tubewells. The deadline for this was for
March 31, 2002.
- The CGWA has also banned drilling of tubewells in notified
areas
Also
read CGWB notifications
- Draft Delhi water board (amendment)
Bill more>>
Indore
(Madhya Pradesh)
- Rainwater harvesting has been made mandatory in all new
buildings with an area of 250 sq m or more.
- A rebate of 6 per cent on property tax has been offered
as an incentive for implementing rainwater harvesting systems.
Kanpur
(Uttar Pradesh)
- Rainwater harvesting has been made mandatory in all new
buildings with an area of 1000 sq m or more.
Government
order on rainwater harvesting in Kanpur
Hyderabad
(Andhra Pradesh)
- Rainwater harvesting has been made mandatory in all new
buildings with an area of 300 sq m or more.
- Tentative for enforcing this deadline was June 2001.
Andhra Pradesh
Water, Land and Trees Act, 2002
Government
order for all Municipalities in Andhra Pradesh
Tamil
Nadu
Through an ordinance titled Tamilnadu Muncipal
Laws ordinance, 2003, dated July 19, 2003, the government
of Tamil Nadu has made rainwater harvesting mandatory for
all the buildings, both public and private, in the state.
The deadline to construct rainwater harvesting structures
is August 31, 2003. The ordinance cautions, "Where the
rain water harvesting structure is not provided as required,
the Commissioner or any person authorised by him in this behalf
may, after giving notice to the owner or occupier of the building,
cause rain water harvesting structure to be provided in such
building and recover the cost of such provision along with
the incidental expense thereof in the same manner as property
tax". It also warns the citizens on disconnection of
water supply connection provided rainwater harvesting structures
are not provided.
Read the ordinance >>>
Related regulation
Groundwater
(Regulation) Act
Amendment
to Schedule to Chennai Metropolitan Area Groundwater (Regulation)
Act
Haryana
- Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) has made rainwater
harvesting mandatory in all new buildings irrespective of
roof area.
- In the notified areas in Gurgaon town and the adjoining
industrial areas all the institutions and residential colonies
have been asked to adopt water harvesting by the CGWA. This
is also applicable to all the buildings in notified areas
having a tubewell, deadline was for March 31, 2002.
- The CGWA has also banned drilling of tubewells in notified
areas.
Rajasthan
- The state government has made rainwater harvesting mandatory
for all public and establishments and all properties in
plots covering more than 500 sq m in urban areas.
Mumbai
- The state government has made rainwater harvesting mandatory
for all buildings that are being constructed on plots that
are more than 1,000 sq m in size.
- The deadline set for this was October, 2002.
Gujarat
- The
state roads and buildings department has made rainwater
harvesting mandatory for all government buildings more...
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