● DO YOU NEED PERMISSION TO DIG A BOREWELL?
Yes.
Under the
Section 11 of the Karnataka Ground Water
(Regulation and Control Of Development And Management) Act, 2011 And Rules,
2012. It is mandatory to apply for permit to dig new borewells.
Under
section 12 and 13, it is mandatory to register the existing borewells and
drilling agencies with the Karnataka Groundwater Authority.
● WHO SHOULD TAKE PERMISSION OR REGISTER THE
BOREWELLS?
All the
users who extract and use groundwater in Karnataka come under purview of the
law.
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| Users of Groundwater |
● WHY TAKE PERMISSION?
The
authority, after consultations with various expert bodies is of the opinion
that it is necessary or expedient in the public interest to regulate the
extraction or the use or both of Ground Water in any form in any area.
Therefore,
the Authority has declared areas “Notified” based on the groundwater
availability and extraction in the given region. As per the notification issued
by the Karnataka Groundwater Authority and signed by Member secretary,
Department of Mines and Geology, all of Bangalore is declared “Notified”.
Hence, a permit is required to dig borewells.
Registration
of existing borewells and registration of Borewell digging agencies is made
mandatory.
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| Both Urban and Rural Bangalore is Notified |
● WHICH FORM SHOULD I FILL?
USER
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PURPOSE
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APPLICATION
NUMBER
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PROCESSING
FEE
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SUPPORTING
DOCS/CONDITIONS
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New
User
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Existing
User
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Individual
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Drinking/Agricultural
Use
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Form-1A
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Form-4
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50
Rs
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Khata
Certificate and Survey Number of that property, Address Proof, Ownership of
Property including Tax paid receipts issued by the local Authority or Record
of Right(RTC maintained under the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964)
pertaining to the property
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Commercial
Establishments/Industries
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Industrial,
commercial or entertainment Use
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Form-1B
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Form-4
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500
Rs
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Documents
from competent authority for the establishments
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Drilling
Agencies
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Business
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Form-6
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5000
Rs
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#1
– Must have a Compressor of the drilling rig with minimum capacity of 900/200
PSI.
#2
– Must possess a machinery to drill a bore well of diameter of minimum of 152
mm.
#3
– Must have appointed driller having a minimum qualification of Diploma in
Mechanical Engineering with minimum 3 years’ experience in water well
drilling in hard rock terrain to undertake, drilling or digging operation and
extraction of groundwater.
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●
HOW
TO APPLY TO GET PERMISSION?
Check
the appropriate forms for you and Download from the links provided below. Print
and Fill it.
Download
the appropriate application forms from this link
In BBMP limits
For e.g. If you are digging your borewell
water for domestic purposes, you need to pay Rs 50. If it is for commercial
use, you need to pay Rs 500.
But, if the borewell is for newly
constructed house, then the application fee will be Rs 500.
Write a pay-in slip for the required
amount in the name of Chairman, Karnataka Groundwater Authority, and credit it
to the Canara Bank account 0788201052332 of Karnataka Ground Water Authority.
The form with copies of the bank challan,
Khata certificate and survey number of the property with latest BWSSB bill and payment receipt
should be submitted to
Chief Engineer, Bangalore Water Supply
and Sewerage Board, Kaveri Bhavan, Bangalore - 560 009. You can also submit it
in your BWSSB sub division office.
If you make bill payment online, keep the
required proof with you. The application will be scrutinised by Senior
Geologist, District Groundwater office, 13th floor, Visweswaraiah Towers,
Bangalore - 560 001. Then the registration certificate will be issued by the
BWSSB.
In BDA limits
For e.g. in Taluks like Anekal,
Dodballapur, Hoskote, Devanahalli etc.
The completed forms with supporting documents have to be submitted to
the local governmental authority of that region.
The application will be scrutinised by
Senior Geologist, District Groundwater office, 13th floor, Visweswaraiah
Towers, Bangalore - 560 001. Then the registration certificate will be issued
by the same office.
Registration
After your borewell is dug, they have to
registered with the BWSSB for BBMP limits. In other districts the form-4 has to be submitted to district
Groundwater Authority’s senior scientist or deputy director. The certificate will
be distributed from the same office on Form 5A.
Enquiries/Complaints
If any such person does not contain the
required permission for the Borewell or a non-registered drilling agency
approaches you, file a complaint in the below offices:
Chief Engineer, Bangalore Water Supply
and Sewerage Board, Cauvery Bhavan, Bangalore - 560 009, Phone number
080-22945105, or with BWSSB sub division
engineer of that region.
Senior Geologist, Ground Water Authority,
13th Floor, Visweswaraiah tower, Bangalore - 560 001. Phone: 080-22862108,
Mobile: 9845132136
For more information. Contact: Additional
Director (groundwater), No. 49, Mineral House, Race Course Road, Bangalore -
560 001, Phone: 080-22384134, Cell: 9964010538.
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WHAT
HAPPENS AFTER YOU SUBMIT THE APPLICATION?
The
decision regarding grant or refusal of the permit shall be intimated by the
Authority to the applicant within a period of sixty days from the date of
receipt of the application.
The decision is subject to the pre-conditions laid
out.
NEW USER
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PURPOSE
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PERMISSION FORM NUMBER
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REJECTION FORM NUMBER
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TENURE
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Individual
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Drinking/Agricultural Use
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Form-2A
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Form-2B
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N/A
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Commercial
Establishments/Industries
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Industrial, commercial or entertainment Use
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Form-3A
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Form-3B
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N/A
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Drilling
Agencies
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Business
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Form-7A
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Form-7B
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2 years
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EXISTING USER
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Drinking water, Agriculture and Industrial,
commercial entertainment use
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Form-5A
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Form-5B
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N/A
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WHAT
TO DO AFTER GETTING PERMISSIONS?
❖ Every
industrial/commercial/other user of groundwater is required to install water
measuring device (ISI specification) and furnish the information about the
total quantity of groundwater extraction every month to the Authority.
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Every
Drilling Agency has to furnish information regarding the date, location and
number of borewells drilled with depth, casing and yield of each Borewell every
month to the concerned Authority at each district.
● WHAT IF SOMEONE DOESN’T ABIDE BY LAW?
Offense
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Penalty
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Any
person/drilling agency, who obstructs the Authority or any other person
authorised by it to exercise any powers under this act or
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Shall
be liable to punishment which may extent to 5000 Rs and/or imprisonment for a
term of 6 months or both
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Refuses
to furnish any such information to the Authority or furnishes false
information
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Shall
be liable to punishment which may extent to 5000 Rs and/or imprisonment for a
term of 6 months or both
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Any
person indulges in drilling or digging well without a permit from the
Authority
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Shall
be liable to punishment which may extent to 5000 Rs and/or imprisonment for a
term of 6 months or both
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If
any person other than a drilling or digging agency who drills or digs well
without permit or continues to extract water in notified area without
registration and contravenes or fails to comply with any other provisions of
this Act
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Liable
for punishment with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees or imprisonment
for a term which may extend to three months or both.
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Any person or drilling or digging agency which contravenes or
fails to comply with any other provision of this Act or any rule made
thereunder or conditions of certificate of registration
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Punishable with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or
imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year
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All documents are referred from
the below link.
Steps to Apply for permission is referred from this link
