Question raised in Lok Sabha on Rainwater Harvesting, 03/12/2015. Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) has issued advisory to Chief Secretaries / Administrators of all the States / Union Territories and Ministry of Urban Development to take necessary measures for adopting rainwater harvesting / artificial recharge in all the Government buildings. 30 States/UTs have accordingly made rain water harvesting mandatory by enacting laws / formulating rules and regulations / by including provisions in building bye-laws / through suitable Government orders etc as per details given in Annexure.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/question-raised-lok-sabha-rainwater-harvesting-03122015
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/lok-sabha
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-harvesting
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater-recharge
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/parliament
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/building-byelaws