Subject to any special or general directions by the Government in this behalf, the Authority shall perform the following functions, namely:
(a) Regulate and control ground water development in the State. The Authority will monitor the overlapping of the different schemes in the same area and will conduct the impact study and make coordination with different Departments and Central Government Departments/ Agencies, which are implementing the various kinds of schemes in the State for water conservation to control the depletion of natural ground water resources;
(b) make rules for functioning of the authorities at State level as well as District level and Working Group constituted under the Ordinance;
(c) advise the Government on the legislative and administrative measures to be taken from time to time for the conservation of ground water resources and its protection from pollution;
(d) advise on economic measures to be taken by the Government as incentives or disincentives relating to taxes, levies, fees or other charges to regulate over- exploitation and water quality of ground water, promote conservation and recharge of ground water;
(e) advise on any other matter that may be referred to it by the Government.