Lake Governance in India & Karnataka
UPDATED DATE: 14 OCT 2023
The Centre for Environmental Law, Education, Research and Advocacy (CEERA) was established in 1997 at National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru.
In one of the pollution law training sessions conducted by CEERA, Paani.Earth had expressed the need for a document that covers all the legislation related to lake governance. The director of CEERA was kind enough to consider our request and produce the report ‘Citizen’s Right In Protection of Lakes’- June 2023
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The report provides crisp summaries of lake-related legislation in India and Karnataka state between 1950 and 2020. Some of the legislation covered:
- Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
- Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977
- Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
- Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
- National Wetland Conservation Programme,1986,
- Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010
- National Water Policy
- National Water Mission
- Urban and Regional Development Plans Formulation and Implementation Guidelines, 2014,
- The Nagarapalike Act, also known as the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964
- Karnataka Tank Conservation and Development Authority Act
- Environmental Impact Assessment Guidelines 2006
- Role of the judiciary and some landmark judgements
RIVER BASIN
DAMS & FLOW
POLLUTION
GROUNDWATER
STRAWS
BIODIVERSITY
RAINFALL FLOODS & DROUGHT
RESTORATION
