(1) The State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute a Council to be known as the State Water Council for the purposes of this Act.
(2) The Council shall consist of the following Members, namely:-
(a) the Chief Minister - ex-officio President;
(b) the Minister Incharge, Water Resources Department - ex-officio Vice- President;
(c) the Minister Incharge, Indira Gandhi Nahar Department - ex-officio Member;
(d) the Minister Incharge, Agriculture Department - ex-officio Member;
(e) the Minister Incharge, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department/ - ex-officio Member;br
(f) the Minister Incharge, Public Health Engineering Department - ex-officio Member;
(g) the Minister Incharge, Finance Department/ - ex-officio Member;br
(h) the Minister Incharge, Planning Department - ex-officio Member;
(i) the Minister Incharge, Urban Development Department - ex-officio Member;
(j) the Minister Incharge, Industries Department - ex-officio Member;
(k) the Minister Incharge, Environment Department - ex-officio Member;
(l) the State Minister, Water Resources Department - ex-officio Member;
(m) the Secretary, Command Area Development Department - ex-officio Member; and
(n) 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 incharge of a department.
(3) The Council shall approve, with such modifications as deemed necessary, the draft of the Integrated State Water Plan submitted by the Board within a period of six months from the date of submission of the plan.
(4) The Integrated State Water Plan may be reviewed after every five years from the date of its approval by the Council.
(5) The Council shall meet at such time and place as the President of the Council may decide and shall follow such procedure as may be prescribed.
(6) After final approval, the Integrated State Water Plan shall be sent to the Water Regulatory Authority for implementation.