An Act to provide for Activities like clearing, breaking materials for construction from better preservation up, quarrying, cutting trees of notified areas. and protection of timber are not permitted, regulated certain portions of or restricted in such areas. territories of Himachal Pradesh. 3. Himachal Pradesh The act (2005) aims to regulate Applicable to the Program, where Ground Water and control the development and the construction site falls in (Regulation and management of groundwater notified areas or where sinking of Control of resources in Himachal Pradesh. a bore well is proposed within Development and Any user of the groundwater the premises or where Management) Act, desiring to sink a well within the groundwater is used for the 2005. Himachal notified area should get permission construction activities. Pradesh Ground from the Authority. Water (Regulation If a registered well becomes and Control of defunct, this should be brought to Development and the notice of the Authority by the Management) Rules, user of groundwater and such well 2006. may be used for recharging in consultation with the Authority. Every user of groundwater in a notified area shall pay prescribed royalty to the State Government. Every user of groundwater in a notified area shall install a water measuring device within 30 days of registration. The authority may guidelines for rainwater harvesting to State Government Departments in notified areas. In urban areas, the Authority may issue guidelines for rain water harvesting in residential, commercial and other premises having plinth area of 100m2. 4. The Himachal Permission should be taken for Applicable to construction Pradesh Town and construction of buildings. activities in the Municipality Country Planning Act, Structural stability certificate 1977 and its (obtained from structural engineer) amendment (Rules, should be furnished after the 2014). completion. Soil investigation report from a This Act makes geologist should be submitted for provision for planning the areas falling in sinking and and development and sliding zones. use of land; to make better provision for the preparation of
An Act to provide for better preservation and protection of certain portions of territories of Himachal Pradesh. Activities like clearing, breaking up, quarrying, cutting trees of timber are not permitted, regulated or restricted in such areas. materials for construction from notified areas. 3. Himachal Pradesh Ground Water (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) Act, 2005. Himachal Pradesh Ground Water (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) Rules, 2006. The act (2005) aims to regulate and control the development and management of groundwater resources in Himachal Pradesh. Any user of the groundwater desiring to sink a well within the notified area should get permission from the Authority. If a registered well becomes defunct, this should be brought to the notice of the Authority by the user of groundwater and such well may be used for recharging in consultation with the Authority. Every user of groundwater in a notified area shall pay prescribed royalty to the State Government. Every user of groundwater in a notified area shall install a water measuring device within 30 days of registration. The authority may guidelines for rainwater harvesting to State Government Departments in notified areas. In urban areas, the Authority may issue guidelines for rain water harvesting in residential, commercial and other premises having plinth area of 100m2. Applicable to the Program, where the construction site falls in notified areas or where sinking of a bore well is proposed within the premises or where groundwater is used for the construction activities. 4. The Himachal Pradesh Town and Country Planning Act, 1977 and its amendment (Rules, 2014). This Act makes provision for planning and development and use of land; to make better provision for the preparation of Permission should be taken for construction of buildings. Structural stability certificate (obtained from structural engineer) should be furnished after the completion. Soil investigation report from a geologist should be submitted for the areas falling in sinking and sliding zones. Applicable to construction activities in the Municipality
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