THE GUWAHATI WATERBODIES (PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION) ACT, 2008

THE ASSAM GAZETTE \5f :lf T ftT~ q­ EXTRAORDINARY m~ ~'¢~<1 m<n ~ PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHORITY Registered No. 768/97 ========= ======= ====== _----- -- . ----·-·-- o:{~ 243 firxr9B, ~~,8 ~~' 2008, 171'1N3'l, 1930(~) No. 243 Dispur, Friday, 8th August, 2008, 17th Sravana, 193_9._G'>~SL :=:::::====== GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT : : LEGISLATIVE BRANCl-I NOTIFICATION The 7th August, 2008 No. LGL.103/2008/14. --The following Act of the Assam Legislative Assembly which received the assent of the Governor is hereby p ublished for general information. ASSAM ACT NO. XX OF 2008 (Received the assent of the Governor on 5th August, 2008) THE GUWAHATI WATERBODIES (PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION) ACT, 2008 Preamble AN ACT to provide for preservations, protection, conservat ion, reg.11latio1.1 and maintenance of waterbodies and to develop the waterbodies into natural water r~-;ervoir and convert into eco- tourism recreation ccntrc to suit the ec<,logical balance within the jurisdiction of Guwahati Metropolitan Developrnent Authority and to protect the waterbodies from the encroacbers and damagt:~:. Whereas · it is expedient to provide for pr<.:s~rvation , prott;;ction. conservation, regulation and maintenance of watcrbodies and to devdop the waterbodies into natural water reservoir and convert into eco-tourism recreatiot.t centre to suit the ecological balance within the jurisdiction of Guwahati Mct.ropoiitm1 Development Authority and to protect the water bodies fro m t11c cncroad1crs and damages and the mattrs connected therewith or incidental thereto: · 1352 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, AUGUST 8, 2008 Short title, extent and commence­ ment Definitions Declaration of water bodies Restriction on use of land. It is hereby enacted in the Fifty-ninth Year of the Republic o f India as follows:- 1. (1) This Act may be called the G·uwahati Waterbodics (Preservation and Conservation) Act, 2008 . (2) It extends to the jurisdiction of Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority. (3) It shall come into force at once. 2. fn this Act, unless the context otherwise requi res,- 3. 4. (a) "Competent Authority" means the Gmvahati Metropolitan Development Authority constituted under the Guwahati Metropo litan Development Authority Ad, 1985 l)r any other Authority whenever State Government specially empowered in this behalf : Assam Act No 20 of 1987 (b) "Government" means the State Governm1..:nt of Assam; (c) (d) (e) "Jirat" means any structures raised by the owner and includes trees; "Owner" means a land holder and settlement holder other than land holder who holds land under the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886 and shall include a mortgagee, lessee or a tenant under the Assam (Temporarily Settled Areas) Tenancy Act, 1971; "Waterbodies" means the area or area,, of land where the rain water accumulates and act as natural or storm water reservoir and shall include wetland. Regulat ion I of 1886. Assam • Act No 23 of 1971 Notwithstanding anything contained in any other laws enacted by the State Legislature which are ftn the time being in force in Assam, the areas of the land specified in the Schedules I, IL, m and rV of this Act shall be the waterbodies. Notwithstanding anything cont;; ined i.n any other laws enacted by the State Legislature which are for the t.ime bd ng in force in Assam, the area of land specified in the Schedules I, JI, III and IV of this Act shall he used as waterbodies and no person after coming into force of this Act shaH- (i) undertake any activities including the filling up of watcrbodies which may cause damage or reduce the size o f the waterbodics; (ii) construct or erect any $tructurc \n !fa~ waterbodies; (iii) dump or throw solid waste or gw bag,; in the waterbotlics; (iv) extend or reinforce of any building standing upon th..: waterbodies; (v) carry out any kiud of bw~ it·c~ -, t:x~ept fish curing, aqua culture, conservation measure and tlooJ control measures, that too with the specific previous permission o f the Competent Authority. Appeal 5. Any person aggrieved by the order of the Competent Authority under clause (v) of section 4 may prefer an appeal before the State Oovcrnment within thirty days from the date of such order, whose decision thereon shall be final. Penalty 6. (1) Whoever violates any one or more of the provisions of section 4 shall commit an offence which shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine which may extend tl> fifty thousand rupees or with both. (2) A person who abets any of these offences as aforesaid shall he liable for the same punishment as provided for the offence . ·THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, AUGUST 8, 2008 (3) The offences committed uudcr this Act shaH be treated as cognizable offence under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and shall be tried accordingly. 1353 Central Act No. 2 of 1974. Taking up 7. develop­ mental schemes. The Competent Authority or any otuer pen;on or Authority, \vi.th the previous permission of the Government, may take up project or scheme of cco-tourism or water based recreation for better m:magement, preservation and conservation of the waterbodies declared as such in 1ht: Schedules I, II, ff[ and IV of lhis Act. Protection of . 8. Action takes (I) No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against any officers of the Competent Authority or Government tlJr anything in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act. in good faith. Power to make rules. Power to remove ~ifficulties . Overr­ iding effect. (2) No suit or legal proceeding shall !ie against the Government fiJr any damage or injury caused or likely to be cau:::ed to any owner or person in pursuance of this Act, which is done or intended to he done in good faith . 9. The Government may, by notification in the o fficial Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. 10 If any difficulty arises in giving effoct to the provisions of this Act, the Oovernment ·may, by notification· in the oll1ci.al Gaze!h'., .<uah~ .;och provisions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as appear t•) h to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty. 11. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Assam Hill Land and Ecological Sites (Protection and Management) Act, 2006, or any other Acts emtdcd by the State Legislature for the time being in force in Assam, the provisions of this Act shall have effect in the areas mentioned in t-he Schedules I, II, TH and IV of this Act. Schedule o(land:­ District - Mouza- Revenue Village- All land of dag Numbers- Bounded by~ North- dag numbers­ South- dag numbers­ East-dag numbers- West-dag numbers- Schedule o(land:­ District - Mouza- Revenue Village- All land of dag numbers- Kamrup (Metropolitan) I >istrict, Guwahati. Sahar Guwahati Part-JI 771, 795, 796, 771/';' !){)i}, 7 1'1/1999, 77111971, 771/1972 and 77l/J988. 779, 789, lOM, 1065, 1062, 791, 792, 7'>~ , 797 and 794, · 591 , 1058, 1781and59, 1012, 1014, 1018, 1051 , l019, 17.54, 1753, 1021, 1024, 1025, 103 1, 1033, 1034, 1035, l036, HU7, 1923, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1041, 1906, 1043, 1044, 1()45, 1046, 1047, 1048, l049, 1050, 1051 , 1052, l<b3, 1078, 1055, 1056 '.and 1057. 778, 772 ,2003, 2007,2008, 2014, 770, 768, 767, 766, 1736, 763, 686, 685, 684, 1933, 681, 680, 679, 678, 632, 631 , 17l8, 630, 629, 20J9" 628, (i19, 618, 617, 611, 610, 609, 608, 607, 606, 605, 604, 602, 600, 2074, 598, 1986, 597; 596 and 594. Schedule- I J (BOJlSOLA BEEL) Kamrup (Metropolitan) District, Guwahati . Sahar Guwatrnti - U . 1312, 1312/2003, 13 12/1'192, 1644, 1312/2001 and 1312/2002. Assam Act. Vof 2007 1354 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDlNARY, AUGUST 8, 2008 Buonded by- North- dag numbers- South -dag numbers­ East - <lag numbers- West dag- numbers: Schedule ofland:­ District - Mouza- (A). Revenue Village- All land of dag numbers- Bounded by- North- dag numbers- East-dag number- South- dag numbers- West- <lag numbers- (B). Revenue Village- All land of dag numbers - Bounded by ­ North-dag numbers­ East - dag numbers­ South- dag numbers­ West- dag numbers- (C). Revenue Village- All land of dag numbers- Bounded by ­ North - East - dag numbers­ South - dag numbers­ West - 1302, l303, 1304, 1305, U06, 1307, 1308, 1109, 1310 and 131 l. 1663 and Bilpar Road. Nepali Mandir and 13 l 3, 13 l 4, 1800, 1934, 1324, l 325, 1335, 1336, 1338, U51, 352 (Road), 1353 (Road), 1359 (Road) and 1642 (Road). 1083 (Road). Schee.Jule- I I I (Silsako Bet:! ) Kamrup (Metropolitan) D istrict, Beltoia Hengaraba.d. 530 ( odginal), 53 f (original), 532 (original), 533 (original) 836 (original), 489 (original) and 602 (original) and proposed Guwahati Resettlement Operation dag numbers 1042, 1047, 1048, 1049~ 1050, 1043, 1046, 1082, 1085, 1086, 1093, ll08, 1112, 949, 954, 1040, 1041, l038, 1053, 1056, 1054, 1039, 101 l, 1012, 1070, 1084, 990, 9"1, 1074, 1087, 1088, 960, 1065, 1071, 1006, 1099, 10~1, 986 and 989. Dag No.15, 85 of Satgaon village, 405, 400, and 483 of villagt: No.I Madghoria vHfa~;;; . 691, 692, 693, 694, 698(Part), 728(Part), 7JO(Part)), 571, 752, 753, 760, 761, 759, 69:5, G42, 603, 538, 534 and 535 of Hengarabari Villagt:, 765, 766, 767, 768, 769 (Part), 446, 448, 449 and 451 of Hengarabari Village. 529,524,52~519,518,514,513,501 ,500,495,849,490, 488,371, 372, 373,376,378,379, 380,385, 386,398,390, 391, 398, 399, 401, 404, 406 and 408 of Hengarabari village. Satgaon, 15 (original), 925(original), 873(original), 874 (original), 17(original), 84(original) and 939(original). 4 and 5 of Satgaon Village. 14,16, 19, 18, 33, and 85 of Satgaon Village. 532, 533 of H~11garnbari ViHage. 405, 484, 401, 404, 498, 403, 478 and 390 of Number l Madghoria village. No.1 Madghorhl. 387,389,390,396,397,398, 399,400,401,402,403, 404,405,406,483,484,478,499,498,474,475,485and 486. P.W.D. Road. 15 of Satgaon village. 533 and 836 of Hengarabari village. Part of Oil India Pipe lim~ and <lag Nos. 487, 4:14, 380, 379, 347, 345, 314, 3 l l, 294, 292 and 488 of No .I Madghoria village. THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, AUGUST 8, 2008 1355 Schedule o(land:­ District - Mouza- (A). Revenue Village- All land of dag numbers- (B) Revenue village - All land of dag number- (A) and (B) Bounded by - North- dag numbers- East- dag numbers- South- dag numbers- West- <lag numbers- (C) Mouza­ Revenue Village- All land of dag Numbers- Sd1edule- IV (Near Deepor Bi~e_l) Kamrup (Mc:1rupolitan) District, Ramcharani , Mikirpara Chakardoi, 678, 194, 699, 1156, 991,992, 1325, l35 I_, 215, 725, 726, 727, 728, 729, 730, 124(), 1340, 100, 700 and 193. Dharapor. 947. 978, 768, 967, 966, 9,~ 6, 945, ')42 and 94 l, of Dharapur Village, 55, 62, 43, 67, 66, 70, 71, 136, 167, 172, 192, 191, 190, 189, 188, 701 , 702, 715, 716, 7 19, 720, 724 of Mikirpara Chakardoi Village and boundary of Dakhin Jalukbari &.nd Tetelia vilh .gc . 1676, 112, UN, iO?, 106 , 103, 1%, 724, 688, 687, 686, 684, 665, 655, 664, 65\ 652, 648 , 645, ci4/+, 1291 and 693 ofMikirpara Chakardoi village. 197, 198, L 99, 200, 201 , 202, 203, 204, 205, 693, 1142, 1145, 1141, 1109, 1108, 1107, ll05, !026, 1024, 1023, 1017, 1016, 1015, 1014, 1164, 1229, 1242, 1286, 1289, 1209, 949, 1221, 948, 1222, 947., 946, 944, 939, 765, 964, 1218, 1219, 952, 751, 750, 749, 748, 747, 746, 745, 744, 743,742, 732,731 , 692,69(~689,672,67J, 671,666,533, 532, 515, 1246, 1186, 1303 , 1302, 1301, 1300, 1299, 1298, 1297, 1296, 1294, 1293, 1239, 483, 482, 480, 479, 478, 477,476,475, 474,473,472, 471 , 470, 141, 340,339,236, 5, 7, 1172, 13, 14, 44, 47, 48, 49, :50, 51 , S2, 53, 54, 64, 65, 68, 1333, 693 , 694, 695, 696, 697 and 698 of Mikirpara Chakardoi village, Rani reserve fo rest and part of railway line. 978, 983, 765, 979 of vi llage Dharapur, 7, 55, 32, 42, 70, 71' 72, 73 , 74, 75, 76, 61, 66, 90, 99, 221 , 220, 217, 216, 231, 227, 236, J 4l , Yr2 _, 1240, 345 , 34<i, 150, 1324, 1316, 1318, 1290, 466, 3i:O, 698, l28ti, 990, 1209, 1289, 765and 939 of Mikirpara Chakardoi village_ Jalukbari, Dakhin Jalukbari, 121, 168, 169, 170, 171, l72, 173, 174, 175, 1.76, 178, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, l86, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 1 ~•8, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210,213, 214, 215, 2l6, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 234, 235, 236, 237, '.BS, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 256, 257, 258,259,260,261,262,263,264,265,266,267,268,269, 270,271,272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278,279,280, 281, 282,283,284,285,286, 287,288,289,290, 291,292,293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 2t)9,300, -'\Ol, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 3l l,3J2,JJ3, .H4, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330 and 107, 209,211, 212, 233, 255, and 167. 1356 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, AUGUST 8, 2008 Bounded by- North- dag numbers- East­ South­ West- 165, 164, l63, 162, ! 6 l , 160, 159, 158, 157, 154, 153, 130, 129, 127, 126, 125, 124, -~ 34, 137, 67, 66, 65, 64, 57, 333, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 80, 8 ( ' 81, 84, 85, ll5, 114, 116, 117, 118, l 1.3, I 19, 120, l l 1 l 10, 158, 106, 104, 103, 90, 92, 93, 94, 95, 88, 54, 52, 47, 97, 101, 100, 99, 98, 40, 39, 38, 37; 36, 35, 34, 3J., J2, 29, 20, 4 l , 42, 43, 55, 18, 19, 86, 56, 122, 123, 133, 149, 135, 159, 75, and 76 of Dakhin Jalukbari village. Boundary ofTetelia revenue vHlage. Deepor Beel Boundary of Pacl.iirr, Juiukbari village. ••• ,. MOHD. A. HAQUE, Secretary to the GO\· ernment of Assam, Legislative Department. GUWAHATI- Printed and Published by the Dy. Director (P&S ), Directorate of Ptg. & Sty., Assam, Guwahati-21, (Ex-Gazette) No. 485-500-600-8-8-2008.