(1) The Authority may, in order to improve the ground water situation, identify the areas of ground water recharge and issue guidelines for adoption of rain water harvesting for ground water recharge in such areas.
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(2) The Authority may, issue directions to the concerned departments of the State Government, to include rain water harvesting in all developmental schemes within notified areas.
(3) The Authority may, in urban areas, issue directions, in such manner as may be prescribed, for construction of rain water harvesting structures in residential, commercial and other premises having plinth area of 100 square meters or above and in the event of failure to comply with the directions so issued, such rain water harvesting structures shall be constructed by the Authority and the cost there on shall be recovered along with such penalty in such manner as may be prescribed.
(4) The Authority may, issue directions to the Municipal Corporation or any other Local Authority, as the case may be, to impose stipulated conditions for providing roof top rain water harvesting structures in building plans with plinth area of 100 square meters or above.