Government of India
                                                                                                            Ministry of Jal Shakti
                                                         Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation
                                                                                                  Central Ground Water Authority

                                                                                                   PUBLIC NOTICE No. 15/2021
                                                                                         New Delhi, Dated 27th September 2021

                                           ATTENTION TO ALL NEW INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

                                          Whereas the Central Government constituted the Central Ground Water Authority
                                          (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) vide notification Number S.O. 38(E), dated 14th
                                          January, 1997, followed by notification number S.O. 1124(E) dated 6th November, 2000
                                          and S.O. 1121 (E) dated 13th May, 2010 of the Government of India in the Ministry of
                                          Environment & Forests, for the purposes of regulation and control of ground water
                                          development and management in the whole of India and to issue necessary regulatory
                                          directions.

                                          And whereas the Authority has issued ‘Guidelines to control and regulate ground water
                                          extraction in India’ vide notification number 3289(E) dated 24th September, 2020,
                                          wherein Section 17 stipulates the conditions mandatorily to be followed by the project
                                          proponents.

                                          This is to bring to the notice of all concerned that:
                                                    1. In all new infrastructure projects, open paved/parking area must be covered with
                                                        interlocking/perforated tiles or other suitable measures to ensure rainwater runoff
                                                        infiltration/harvesting.
                                                    2. All new infrastructure projects shall install dual water supply system for utilizing
                                                         STP treated water for flushing.
                                                    3. Non-compliance of these conditions shall attract penal provision as per Section
                                                         15 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Member Secretary
                                                                                                                                                                                                  CGWA