Section 87. Extraction of bed material.

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being force in the State, no licensee shall extract the bed material of any kind from any water source without the identification of the site of extraction by an officer specifically empowered in this behalf by the prescribed authority. (2) The officer empowered under sub-section (1) shall, before identifying the site of extraction, satisfy himself that such extraction of material does not in any way change the course of the water source and that by such extraction no water supply or irrigation scheme shall be adversely affected. (3) The officer empowered under sub-section (1) shall ensure that the bed material so extracted is removed on daily basis by the licensee so as to maintain regular or normal flow of water in the water source.