Andhra Pradesh Water, Land and Trees Act 2002 - Extension of ban

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT

Andhra Pradesh Water, Land and Trees Act 2002 - Notification of over

exploited villages – Extension of ban from the date of issue of this

notification till further orders – Issued.

PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT(RDII) DEPARTMENT

G.O Ms No.32 Dated :24.03.2015

Read the following :-

1) GO Ms No.409, PR & RD(RDIII) Department Dt.30.11.2010.

2) From the Commissioner, Rural Development, AP, Hyderabad

Letter No.Nil Dt.23.09.2014.

3) From the Director, Ground Water Dept., Lr No.3602

/Hg.I(2)/2014 Dt.20.03.2015

ORDER :

The Commissioner, Rural Development, AP, Hyderabad in the

reference second read above has informed that the AP Ground Water

Department and Central Ground Water Board, Southern Region,

Hyderabad have carried out the estimation of Ground Water Resources

in Andhra Pradesh duly following the methodology approved by the

Ministry of Water Resources, New Delhi and identified that the Ground

Water Basins covering 946 villages in eight Districts in Andhra Pradesh

as Over Exploited Villages, and requested for notification of the over

Exploited Villages under APWALTA Act 2002 and ban on exploitation of

Ground Water until further orders.

After careful examination Government have extend the ban on

exploitation of Ground Water in the over exploited villages list of which

has been furnished by Ground Water Department from the date of issue

of this notification till further orders.

Accordingly, the appended notification will be published in the

Extraordinary issue of the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, Dated 27.03.2015

The Commissioners of Printing, Stationary and Stores Purchase

(Printing Wing), Hyderabad is requested to publish the following

notification in the extraordinary issue of the Andhra Pradesh Gazette and

furnish 1000 copies of the Notification to Government in Panchayat Raj

and Rural Development (RDII) Department immediately.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

S.P.TUCKER

Special Chief Secretary (Planning) &

Principal Secretary to Government (RD) (FAC)

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NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of

section 11 of the Andhra Pradesh Water, Land and Tress Authority

hereby extend the declaration of ground water basins covering 946

villages mentioned in the annexure to this notification as “over

exploited” from the date of issue of this notification till further

orders. Under sub-section (3) of section 11 of the said Act, no well

can be sunk in these areas except for public drinking purpose or

hand pump for public or private drinking water purposes. Under the

proviso to section 27 of the said Act no sand mining can be

permitted in those areas till further orders.

S.P.TUCKER

Special Chief Secretary (Planning) &

Principal Secretary to Government (RD) (FAC)

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DISTRICT WISE OVER EXPLOITED VILLAGES

PROPOSED FOR NOTIFICATION IN

ANDHRA PRADESH

UNDER APWALTA ( as per GEC 2010-11 report)

S No District Number of Over Exploited villages

1 Srikakulam            9

2 Vizianagaram         0

3 Visakhapatnam      0

4 East Godavari        0

5 West Godavari       0

6 Krishna                  31

7 Guntur                   3

8 Prakasam               104

9 Nellore                  0

10 Chittoor               371

11 Kadapa                118

12 Anantapur            297

13 Kurnool               13

StateTotal:               946

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