Maharashtra is among the few states in India that has enacted and implemented legislation to regulate the use of groundwater. The Act, known as Maharashtra Groundwater (Regulation for Drinking Water Purposes) Act 1993 stipulates inter alia, a minimum distance of 500 metres between a public drinking water source (PWS) and a well or a bore well of any farmer not used for that purpose. It provides for restriction of using pre-existing wells for non-drinking water purpose during certain times, empowers the Government to take over, remove the Water Extraction Mechanisms, and cut power supply or permanently close offending wells or bore wells.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/decade-maharashtra-groundwater-legislation-analysis-implementation-process
[2] http://www.lead-journal.org/content/06067.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sanjiv-phansalkar
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/vivek-kher
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/law-environment-and-development-journal
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-policy
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/legislation
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drinking-water
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wells
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rainfall
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
