(1) The State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute a Board to be known as the State Water Board for the purposes of this Act.
(2) The Board shall consist, of the following Members, namely:-
(a) the Minister Incharge, Water Resources Department - Chairperson;
(b) the Minister Incharge, Indira Gandhi Nahar Department - ex-officio Member;
(c) the Chief Secretary of the State - ex-officio Member;
(d) the Principal Secretary, Planning Department - ex-officio Member;
(e) the Director/ Commissioner, Watershed Development Department - ex-officio Member;
(f) the Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department - ex-officio Member;
(g) the Secretary, Command Area Development Department - ex-officio Member;
(h) the Secretary, Agriculture Department - ex-officio Member;
(i) the Secretary, Indira Gandhi Canal Project Department - ex-officio Member;
(j) two Experts nominated by the State Government. One expert shall be from the field of water resources engineering and another shall be from the field of water resources economy - ex-officio Member; and
(k) the Secretary, Water Resources Department - ex-officio Member- Secretary.
Explanation.- For the purpose of this sub-section, the expression "Secretary" means the Secretary to the Government in charge of a department and includes an Additional Chief Secretary and a Principal Secretary when he or she is in charge of a department.
(3) The Board shall prepare a draft Integrated State Water Plan on the basis of basin and sub-basin wise water plans prepared and submitted by State Water Resources Planning Department.
(4) The Board shall submit its first draft Integrated State Water Plan to the Council for its approval within six months from the date on which any of the provision of this Act is made applicable in the State.
(5) The Board shall, while preparing the draft Integrated State Water Plan mentioned in sub-section (3), consider the directives of the State Water Policy.
(6) The Board shall meet at such time and place as the President of the Board may decide and shall follow such procedure as may be prescribed.
(7) The Board shall prepare a Vision Document on Water Resources, Management and Allocation of water on the basis of long term requirement and submit its report to the Council.