(1) To ensure that land and water use in the watersheds shall be conducive for efficient utilization of these resources as well as ground water recharge, the watershed committees shall adopt the measures as suggested by the officer concerned and the members of watershed committees shall be trained by the officer concerned and the members so trained shall in turn train the other farmers prior to signing of the Memorandum of Understanding.
Re-use of water.
Prohibition of water contamination.
Land use and water quality.
Water use in watersheds.
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(2) The officer concerned shall have the power to determine and recover investments made hereafter by way of fresh sanctions by the Government in the watersheds and in case of non-compliance with the provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding, the amount due shall be recovered as if it were arrears of land revenue from the party found responsible.
22. In Irrigation command areas, Water Users Associations shall ensure optimum use of surface and ground water and for this purpose, the water users Associations shall adopt the measures suggested by the designated officer.