State-specific compliance
CGWA No Objection Certificate for Groundwater Extraction in Tripura
How CGWA No Objection Certificate for Groundwater Extraction applies to a business operating in Tripura, with state-specific authority, citations and current deadlines.
Definition
CGWA No Objection Certificate for Groundwater Extraction as it applies to businesses operating in Tripura. 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 a central regulation that applies uniformly across India, including Tripura. In Tripura, the day-to-day administering authority and the office where filings are submitted will be Central Ground Water Authority.
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
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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