According to Himachal Pradesh groundwater (regulation and control of development and management) act, 2005 the state government shall, by notification in the official Gazette, establish an Authority to be known as “The Himachal Pradesh Ground Water Authority”.
The Authority shall function under the overall control and supervision of the State Government. The Authority can advise the State Government to declare any such area to be notified area for the purposes of this Act if it is necessary or expedient in the public interest to control and or regulate the extraction of groundwater in any form in any area. The Act states that the –
This document by the Himachal Pradesh Irrigation and Public Health Department is divided into the following sections: