Rule 17
Application To Be Given To Obtain License For Utilization Of Water Resources
(1) A person or corporate body, who is interested to obtain a license for the
utilization of water resources, shall have to submit an application in triplicate
stating the following particulars relating to the proposed project to the District
Water Resources Committee in the format as prescribed in Schedule 5:-
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(a) Detail description of the project (including a map or the
project-site, source of water to be utilized, estimated time and
cost to complete the project, name of the associations and
type of their association, full name and address of the person
or corporate body and its directors with whom the ownership
of the project shall be vested at last should be clearly shown),
(b) Analysis of feasibility (technical description together with the
detail map of the project and economic analysis, and
description of consumers),
(c) Mode of finance (proposed financial arrangement of the
project, economic condition of the investors of the project,
commitment of the financial institutions to be involved
directly on the project and percentage of liability and share
capital and debt of investors),
(d) Acquisition or possession of house and land (landowners’
description and total area of the public or private land to be
required for the project for possession or acquisition
temporarily or permanently),
(e) Environmental impact analysis (measures to be taken to
minimize the adverse affect due to project on environment,
measures to be taken for the conservation of aquatic animals
and water-environment, social and economic effect of project
on the concerned area and utilization of local labour, source
and materials, benefits to be taken by the local people after
the completion of the project, training to be provided for local
people in relation to construction and maintenance and
operation facilities to be required for construction-site, safety
arrangements and possible side effects on concerned
landowners due to operation of the project, details of the
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people to be evacuated and necessary plan for their
rehabilitation also should clearly be shown),
(f) Other necessary matters.