Walta Act
Walta Act
Walta Act
LAND CELL
AMR-APARD
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
As per Section 3 of the Act and rules 8,9, and 10, District Authority, Divisional
and Mandal Authorities have been constituted. For Mandal authority, Tahsildar
is the Chairman, Mandal Development Officer is the Vice-Chairman and
Assistant Executive Engineer is the Secretary.
I Ground Water Protection Measures:
1. Registration of Wells ( Section 8 , Rule 12)
2. Prohibition of water pumping in certain areas(Section 9 )
3. Permission for well and permission for well sinking near drinking water
source(Section 10 , Rule 13 and 14 )
4. Over exploited areas( Section 11)
5. Protection of public drinking water sources( section 12 )
6. Distance and depth for sinking wells(.Section 13)
7. Registration of drilling rigs( Section 14 , rule 17 ).
8. Closure of Wells ( Section 15 )
9. Taking-over of well to ensure drinking water.(Rule 15 )
Every owner of the well shall register his / her application giving
details in Form 1 paying prescribed fees of Rs. 10/The Village Revenue Officer of the Gram Panchayat facilitate
registration of wells.
No person shall sink any well in the vicinity of a public drinking water
source within a distance of 250 mtrs. in areas other than the areas
covered under Section 9. Sinking of any well for drinking water
purpose and hand pump for public or private drinking water purpose
is exempted .
Any person who intends to sink a well for purpose of irrigation or
drinking or for any other purpose within the vicinity of public
drinking water source shall apply for permission to the authority
and that application shall be disposed off with in 45 days from
receipt of application.
Any person desiring to take a new well of any kind in their premises
should obtain permission by submitting the authority through an
application in Form 2 & 5 together with the prescribed fee to the
Village Revenue Officer.
The Village Secretary shall pass it on to the Mandal Authority within
two days.
Mandal Authority with the opinion of the Technical Officer shall
dispose of the application within 15 days.
Every order for permission shall be in Form 3 & 6.
Feasibility report of APTRANSCO and D.D of Rs.1200/- towards
insurance premium should be appended to the application for
obtaining the permission.
Prescribed Fee is Rs. 100/-.
Sugar Industry
Ceiling
1.5 kilo ltr per
produce
100 kilo ltr. Per
paper produced
150 kilo ltr. Per
paper produced
100 litres per
cane crushed.
ton of
Ton of
Ton of
Ton of
Water Cess :
The Authority may levy a cess on consumption of water and discharge
of effluent by an industry . water cess levied is 1.5 paise 9.5 paise per kilo
litre.
6.Power to designate :
The Authority shall have power to designate an officer incharge of water bodies
to ensure proper protection and conservation of water bodies.
7. Protection from breaches :
To prevent and restore breaches to irrigation sources with in a specified time
the Authority may direct the water users associations.
8. Sand Mining - Section 27 [Rule 23]
The streams or rivers where the thickness of the sand is quite good ie.,
(more than 8 meters), the depth of removal may be extended to 2
meters, but in no case beyond 2 meters sand mining shall not be
permitted in streams where the thickness of sand deposition is less
than two meters.
Sand mining shall not be permitted within 15 meters or 1/5th of the
width of the stream bed from the bank.
Sand mining
1.
2.
3.
4.
Residential Area
Below 100 Sq. Mtrs 3 trees
101 200 Sq. Mtrs 5 trees
201 300 Sq. Mtrs 10 trees
301 and above Sq. Mtrs 10 + 5
(for every increase of 100 Sq.
mtrs)
From taking permission under A.P.water, Land and trees Act.2002. this
exemption is only for the paper mills.
Mandal Level
Mandal Agricultural Officer
District Level
Joint Director of
Agriculture
2.
M.P.D.Os
3.
Deputy Director
4.
Forest Department
5.
6.
Panchayat Raj
Engineering Department
Divisional Forest
Officer (Territorial) at
the District
Headquarter.
Environmental
Engineer (Regional
Officer)
Executive Engineer
(RWS)
State Level
Addl. Director of Agriculture
IV, O/o The Commissioner &
Director of Agriculture.
Dy. Commissioner (P&T),
O/o the commissioner (PR &
RD)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
2.
Tahsildar
3.
Deputy Director,
Ground Water
Department.
4.
A.P. TRANSCO,
Assistant Engineer
A.P. Pollution Control
Board, Asst.
Environmental
Engineer
5.
6.
7.
Functions
1. Registration of existing wells
and bores
2. Forwarding the application in
Form No. 1 to the Tahsildar.
3. To safeguard water resources
4. Plantation and protection of
trees.
1. Giving permission for digging
new wells.
2. To maintain register with
regard to wells and bores.
3. To check sand mining with
coordination of Mines,
Geology and Panchayat Raj
Department.
1. Registration of rigs
(Registration of the rig
machines will be done at the
district level only)
2. Riving technical opinion with
regard to digging new wells
and bores.
3. To check and safeguard sand
mining.
1. Feasibility Certificate
1. To Check industrial pollution
2. To Check water contamination
3. To regulate the usage of water in
industries / commercial purpose.
1. Supervising and checking sand
mining.
1. To check felling of trees
Fees
Rs. 10/-
Rs. 100/-
Rs. 1000/-
Ex-officio Member
Members
Members
Members
(d)
Ex-Officio Chairman
-----Members
Ex-Officio Member
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
(l)
(m)
(n)
(o)
(P)
(q)
Ex-Officio Member
Ex-Officio Member
Ex-Officio Member
Ex-Officio Member
Ex-Officio Member
Ex-Officio Member
Ex-Officio Member
Ex-Officio Member
Ex-Officio Member
Ex-Officio Member
Memebrs
Ex-Officio Member
Ex-Officio
Secretary
Member
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Ex-Officio Chairman
Ex-Officio
ViceChairman
Sarpanch of the Mandal Head Quarters Member
Gram Panchayat
Two
Mandal
PArishad
Territorial Members
Constituency Members of the concerned
Mandal to be nominated by the Ex-Officio
Chairman of the District Authority
Assistant Executive Engineer, Irrigation Ex-Officio Member
Department
(f)
(g)
(i)
(j)
(k)
An
Officer
from
Ground
Water
Department
Assistant
Director,
Agricultural
Department
Forest Range Officer of the nearest
Range.
Three Non-Official Members, of whom,
one shall be a Woman, who in the opinion
of the Ex-officio Chairman of Mandal
Authority are interested in Conservation
of Natural Resources or Presidents of the
Water
Users
Association
/
Van
Samrakhan
Samithi
/
Watershed
Association with the approval of the Exofficio Chairman of the District Authority.
Assistant Executive Engineer, Rural
Water Supply
Ex-Officio Member
Ex-Officio Member
Ex-Officio Member
Ex-Officio Members
Ex-Officio
Secretary
Member