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Drilling illegal borewells to attract severe penalties [1]

Taking serious note of depleting ground water level, the district administration has decided not only to fine Rs1 lakh on one caught illegally drilling borewells, but the accused could be jailed for five years.

Publication Date: 
23/09/2011
Times Of India (Jaipur) [2]
Tags:
Jaipur (T) [3], Groundwater [4], Central Groundwater Board (CGWB) [5], Panchayats [6], Municipal Corporation [7], National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) [8], Water Harvesting [9], Water Resources [10]

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[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/panchayats
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/municipal-corporation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-rural-employment-guarantee-act-nrega
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-harvesting
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources