Central regulation
CGWA No Objection Certificate for Groundwater Extraction
Industrial, infrastructure and mining projects extracting groundwater must obtain NOC from Central Ground Water Authority (or the State authority where notified). Annual abstraction-based fee plus mandatory water-conservation measures.
Definition
Industrial, infrastructure and mining projects extracting groundwater must obtain NOC from Central Ground Water Authority (or the State authority where notified). Annual abstraction-based fee plus mandatory water-conservation measures.
- SourceRevised NOC Guidelines, 24 September 2020 (CGWA) — Para 4-5cgwa-noc.gov.in
What it means in practice
CGWA No Objection Certificate for Groundwater Extraction is administered by Central Ground Water Authority. The obligation is grounded in Revised NOC Guidelines, 24 September 2020 (CGWA) (Para 4-5).
Categorisation of blocks: Safe / Semi-Critical / Critical / Over-Exploited. Over-exploited and critical blocks: NOC granted only with strict conditions or denied.
- SourceRevised NOC Guidelines, 24 September 2020 (CGWA) — Para 4-5cgwa-noc.gov.in
Triggers (applicability predicates)
These predicates are evaluated by Compliance Radar's applicability engine against a business profile to decide whether this rule applies.
extracts_groundwater=true
Deadlines and penalty
Cadence: periodic
Penalty for default: Unauthorised extraction: environmental compensation per CGWA penalty schedule (Rs 1-50 lakh based on category) + closure direction.
Citations
- SourceRevised NOC Guidelines, 24 September 2020 (CGWA) — Para 4-5cgwa-noc.gov.in