Section 13
Matters in respect of which a Board may be authorised to tender advice.
About this Act
An Act to provide for the establishment of River Boards for the regulation and development of inter-State rivers and river valleys.
A Board may be
empowered under sub-section (1) of section 14 to perform all or any of the following functions,
namely:--
(a) advising the Governments interested on any matter concerning the regulation or development of any specified inter-State river or river valley within its area of operation and in particular, advising them in relation to the co-ordination of their activities with a view to resolve conflicts among them and to achieve maximum results in respect of the measures undertaken by them in the inter-State river or river valley for the purpose of--
(i) conservation, control and optimum utilisation of water resources of the inter-State river;
(ii) promotion and operation of schemes for irrigation, water supply or drainage;
(iii) promotion and operation of schemes for the development of hydro-electric power;
(iv) promotion and operation of schemes for flood control;
(v) promotion and control of navigation;
(vi) promotion of afforestation and control of soil erosion;
(vii) prevention of pollution of the waters of the inter-State river;
(viii) such other matters as may be prescribed;
(b) preparing schemes, including multi-purpose schemes, for the purpose of regulating or developing the inter-State river or river valley and advising the Governments interested to undertake measures for executing the scheme prepared by the Board;
(c) allocating among the Governments interested the costs of executing any scheme prepared by the Board and of works undertaken in the execution of the scheme;
(d) watching the progress of the measures undertaken by the Governments interested;
(e) any other matter which is supplemental, incidental or consequential to any of the above functions.
(a) advising the Governments interested on any matter concerning the regulation or development of any specified inter-State river or river valley within its area of operation and in particular, advising them in relation to the co-ordination of their activities with a view to resolve conflicts among them and to achieve maximum results in respect of the measures undertaken by them in the inter-State river or river valley for the purpose of--
(i) conservation, control and optimum utilisation of water resources of the inter-State river;
(ii) promotion and operation of schemes for irrigation, water supply or drainage;
(iii) promotion and operation of schemes for the development of hydro-electric power;
(iv) promotion and operation of schemes for flood control;
(v) promotion and control of navigation;
(vi) promotion of afforestation and control of soil erosion;
(vii) prevention of pollution of the waters of the inter-State river;
(viii) such other matters as may be prescribed;
(b) preparing schemes, including multi-purpose schemes, for the purpose of regulating or developing the inter-State river or river valley and advising the Governments interested to undertake measures for executing the scheme prepared by the Board;
(c) allocating among the Governments interested the costs of executing any scheme prepared by the Board and of works undertaken in the execution of the scheme;
(d) watching the progress of the measures undertaken by the Governments interested;
(e) any other matter which is supplemental, incidental or consequential to any of the above functions.