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The Betwa River Board Act, 1976

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An Act to provide for the establishment of a Board for the creation of a reservoir at Rajghat by construction, on behalf of the Governments of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, of a dam on the Betwa river at Rajghat and for the regulation of such reservoir.

Act number
63 of 1976
Ministry
Ministry of Jal Shaktri
Department
Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
Enacted
10 Apr 1976

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24 sections

  1. Section 1Short title and commencement.
  2. Section 2Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union.
  3. Section 3Definitions.
  4. Section 4Establishment and incorporation of the Betwa River Board.
  5. Section 5Executive Committee.
  6. Section 6Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of the Board or the Executive Committee.
  7. Section 7Chief Engineer and Financial Adviser.
  8. Section 8Other officers and employees of the Board.
  9. Section 9Advisory Committees.
  10. Section 10Functions of the Board.
  11. Section 11Conditions subject to which the Board may exercise its functions.
  12. Section 12Powers of the Board.
  13. Section 13Betwa River Board Fund.
  14. Section 14Budget.
  15. Section 15Annual report.
  16. Section 16Accounts and audit.
  17. Section 17Directions by Central Government.
  18. Section 18Disputes between the Board and the State Governments.
  19. Section 19Power to enter.
  20. Section 20Members, officers and employees of the Board to be public servants.
  21. Section 21Protection of action taken in good faith.
  22. Section 22Power to make rules.
  23. Section 23Power to make regulations.
  24. Section 24Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.