The Guwahati Water Bodies (Preservation and Conservation) Act, 2008
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__________ No. 243 Dispur, Friday, 8th August, 2008, 17th Sravana, 1930 (S.E.) _________

GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT :: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

**NOTIFICATION**

The 7th August, 2008

**No. LGL.103/2008/14. —The following Act of the Assam Legislative Assembly which**

received the assent of the Governor is hereby published for general information.

ASSAM ACT NO. XX OF 2008

(Received the assent of the Governor on 5th August, 2008)

**THE GUWAHATI WATERBODIES (PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION)**

**ACT, 2008**

AN

ACT

to provide for preservations, protection, conservation, regulation and maintenance of
waterbodies and to develop the waterbodies into natural water reservoir and convert
into eco- tourism recreation centre to suit the ecological balance within the

jurisdiction of Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority and to protect the

waterbodies from the encroachers and damages

Whereas it is expedient to provide for preservation, protection, conservation,

a W e regulation and maintenance of waterbodies and to develop the waterbodies into
natural water reservoir and convert into eco-tourism recreation centre to suit the


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It is hereby enacted in the Fifty-ninth Year of the Republic o( India as follows:-

Short title, 1. (1) This Act may be called the Guwahati Waterbodies (Preservation and
extent and Conservation) Act, 2008.
commence­
ment (2) It extends to the jurisdiction of Guwahati Metropolitan Development

Authority.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

Definitions

Assam

(a) “Competent Authority” means the Guwahati Metropolitan Development

Act No

Authority constituted under the Guwahati Metropolitan Development

20 of

Authority Act, 1985 or any other Authority whenever State Government

1987

specially empowered in this behalf;

(b) “Government” means the State Government of Assam;

(c) “Jirat” means any structures raised by the owner and includes trees;

Regulat
ion I of

(d) “Owner” means a land holder and settlement holder other than land holder

1886.

who holds land under the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886 and

Assam .

shall include a mortgagee, lessee or a tenant under the Assam (Temporarily

Act No

Settled Areas) Tenancy Act, 1971;

23 of

1971

(e) “Waterbodies” means the area or areas of land where the rain water

accumulates and act as natural or storm water reservoir and shall include
wetland.

Declaration 3. Notwithstanding anything contained in any other laws enacted by the State
of Legislature which are for the time being in force in Assam, the areas of the land
waterbodies specified in the Schedules I, II, III and IV of this Act shall be the waterbodies.

Restriction 4. Notwithstanding anything contained hi any other laws enacted by the State
on use of Legislature which are for the time being in force in Assam, the area of land
land. specified in the Schedules I, II, III and IV of this Act shall be used as waterbodies

and no person after coming into force of this Act shall-

(i) undertake any activities including the filling up of waterbodies which may
cause damage or reduce the size of the waterbodies;

(ii) construct or erect any structure in the waterbodies;

(iii) dump or throw solid waste or garbage in the waterbodies;

(iv) extend or reinforce of any building standing upon the waterbodies;

(v) carry out any kind of busmen except fish curing, aqua culture,
conservation measure and flood control measures, that too with the
specific previous permission of the Competent Authority.

Appeal

5. Any person aggrieved by the order of the Competent Authority under clause (v)
of section 4 may prefer an appeal before the State Government within thirty days
from the date of such order, whose decision thereon shall be final.

Penalty

6. (1) Whoever violates any one or more of the provisions of section 4 shall commit
an offence which shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may
extend to three years or with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees or


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(3) The offences committed under this Act shall be treated as cognizable offence t

under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and shall be tried accordingly. o [f]

1974.

Taking up

7. The Competent Authority or any other person or Authority, with the previous

develop­

permission of the Government, may take up project or scheme of eco-tourism or

mental

water based recreation for [Tetter management, preservation and conservation of

schemes.

the waterbodies declared as such in the Schedules 1, II, III and IV of this Act.

Protection of

8. (1) No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shal l lie against any officers of the

Action takes

Competent Authority or Government for anything in good faith done or intended

in good faith.

to be done in pursuance of this Act

(2) No suit or legal proceeding shall Lie against the Government for any damage or

injury caused or likely to be caused to any owner or person in pursuance of this
Act, which is done or intended to be done in good faith.

Power to 9. The Government may, by notification in (he official Gazette, make rules for carrying
make rules. out the purposes of this Act.

10 If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Government

Power to

may, by notification in the official Gazette, make such provisions, not inconsistent

remove

with the provisions of this Act, as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for

’difficulties.

removing the difficulty.

Assam

11. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Assam Hill l and and Ecological Sites

Overr­

Act. V of

(Protection and Management) Act, 2006, or any other Acts enacted by the State

iding

2007

Legislature for the time being in force in Assam, the provisions of this Act shall

effect.

have effect in the areas mentioned i n the Schedules I. II, I I I and IV of this Act.

**Schedule- I**

(SARDS A I. A BELL)

**_Schedule of land:-_**

District - Kamrup (Metropolitan) I hstrict,
Mouza- Guwahati.
**Revenue Village-** **Sahar Guwahati Part-11**
**All land of dag Numbers-** 771, 795, 796, 771 **771/1999, 771/1971, 771/1972**

**and 771/1988.**

Bounded by -
North- dag numbers- 779, 789, 1064, 1065, 1062, 791, 792, 793, 797 and 794.
South- dag numbers- 591, 1058, 1781 and 59,
East-dag numbers- 1012, 1014, 1018, 1051, 1019, 1754, 1753, 1021, 1024,

1025, 1031, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1923, 1038,

1039, 1040, 1041, 1906, 1043, 1044, 1045, 1046, 1047,

1048, 1049, 1050, 1051, 1052, 1053, 1078, 1055, 1056 and
1057.

West-dag numbers- 778, 772 ,2003, 2007,2008, 2014, 770, 768, 767, 766,

1736,763,686, 685,684, 1933, 681, 680, 679, 678, 632,

631, 1718, 630, 629, 2039, 628, 619, 618, 617, 611, 610,
609, 608, 607, 606, 605, 604, 602, 600, 2074, 598, 1986,
597, 596 and 594.

**Schcdule- II**

(BORSOLA BEEL)

**_Schedule of land:-_**

District - Kamrup (Metropolitan) District,
Mouza- Guwahati


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Buonded by­
North- dag numbers- 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310 and
1311.

South -dag numbers- 1663 and Bilpar Road.
East - dag numbers- Nepali Mandir and 1313, 1314, 1800, 1934, 1324, 1325,

1335, 1336, 1338, 1.351, 352 (Road), 1353 (Road), 1359

(Road) and 1642 (Road).

West dag- numbers: 1083 (Road).

**Schedule- I I I**

(Silsako Bed ),

**_Schedule ofland:-_**
District - Kamrtip (Metropolitan) D strict,
Mouza- Bel tola
**(A).**
**Revenue Village-** **Hengarabari.**
**All land of dag numbers-** **530 (original), 531** **(original), 532 (original), 533**

**(original) 836 (original), 489 (original) and 602**
**(original)** **and** **proposed** **Guwahati** **Resettlement**

**Operation dag numbers 1042, 1047, 1048, 1049, 1050,**
**1043,1046, 1082, 1085, 1086, 1093, 1108, 1112,949,954,**
**1040, 1041, 1038, 1053, 1056, 1054, 1039, 1011, 1012,**
**1070, 1084, 990, 991, 1074, 1087, 1088, 960, 1065, 1071,**
**1006, 1099, 1031, 986 and 989.**

Bounded by­
North- dag numbers- Dag No. 15, 85 of Satgaon village, 405, 400, and 483 of

village No. 1 Madghoria village.

East-dag number- 691, 692, 693, 694, 698(Part), 728(Part), 730(Part)), 571,

752, 753, 760, 761, 759, 695, 642, 603, 538, 534 and 535
of Hengarabari Village,

South- dag numbers- 765, 766, 767, 768, 769 (Part), 446, 448, 449 and 451 of

Hengarabari Village.

West- dag numbers- 529, 524, 526, 519, 518, 514, 513, 501, 500, 495, 849, 490,

488, 371, 372, 373, 376, 378, 379, 380, 385, 386, 398, 390,
391, 398, 399, 401, 404. 406 and 408 of Hengarabari
village.

**(B).**
**RevenueVillage-** **Satgaon,**
**All land of dag numbers -** **15 (original), 925(original), 873(original), 874 (original),**

**17(original), 84(original) and 939(original).**

Bounded by -
North-dag numbers- 4 and 5 of Satgaon Village.
East - dag numbers- 14,16, 19, 18, 83, and 85 of Satgaon Village.
South- dag numbers- 532, 533 of Hengarabari Village.
West- dag numbers- 405, 484, 401, 404, 498, 403, 478 and 390 of Number 1

Madghoria village.

**(C).**

**Revenue Village-** **No.l Madghoria.**
**All land of dag numbers-** **387, 389, 390,396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403,**

**404, 405, 406, 483, 484, 478, 499, 498, 474, 475, 485 and**
**486.**

Bounded by —
North — P.W.D. Road.
East - dag numbers- 15 of Satgaon village.
South - dag numbers- 533 and 836 of Hengarabari village.


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**Sehedule- IV**

(Near Deeper Boel)

**_Schedule of land:-_**

District - Kamrup (Metropolitan) District,
Mouza- Ramcharani.
**(A) .**

**Revenue Village-** **Mikirpara Chakardoi,**
**All land of dag numbers-** **678, 194, 699, 1156, 991,992,1325, 1351, 215, 725, 726,**

**727, 728, 729, 730, 1246, 1340, 100, 700 and 193.**

**(B)**
**Revenue village -** **Dharapur.**
**All land of dag nuinber-** **947.**

(A) and (B) Bounded by -
North- dag numbers- 978, 768, 967, 966, 946, 945, 942 and 941, of Dharapur

Village, 55, 62, 43, 67, 66, 70, 71, 136, 167, 172, 192, 191,

190, 189, 188, 701, 702, 715, 716, 719, 720, 724 of

Mikirpara Chakardoi Village and boundary of Dakhin
Jalukbari and Tetelia village,

East- dag numbers- 1676, 112, 109, 107, 106, 103, 196, 724, 688, 687, 686,

684, 665, 655, 664, 653, 652, 648, 645, 644, 1291 and 693
of Mikirpara Chakardoi village.

South- dag numbers- 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 693, 1142,

1145, 1141, 1109, 1108, 1107, 1105, 1026, 1024, 1023,
1017, 1016, 1015, 1014, 1164, 1229, 1242, 1286, 1289,
1209, 949, 1221, 948, 1222. 947, 946, 944, 939, 765, 964,
1218, 1219, 952, 751, 750, 749, 748, 747, 746, 745, 744,

743, 742, 732, 731, 692, 690, 689, 672, 673, 671, 666, 533,
532, 515, 1246, 1186, 1303, 1302, 1301, 1300, 1299, 1298,
1297, 1296, 1294, 1293, 1239, 483, 482, 480, 479, 478,

477, 476, 475, 474, 473, 472, 471, 470, 341, 340, 339, 236,

5, 7, 11.72, 13, 14, 44, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 64, 65,

68, 1333, 693, 694, 695, 696, 697 and 698 of Mikirpara
Chakardoi village, Rani reserve forest and part of railway
line.

West- dag numbers- 978, 983, 765, 979 of village Dharapur, 7, 55, 32, 42, 70,

71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 64, 66, 90, 99, 221, 220, 217, 216,

231, 227, 236, 341 342, 1240, 345, 346, 350, 1324, 1316,

1318, 1290, 466, 381, 698, 1286, 990, 1209, 1289, 765and

939 of Mikirpara Chakardoi village.

**(C)**
**Mouza -** **Jalukbari,**
**Revenue Village-** **Dakhin Jalukbari,**
**All land of dag Numbers-** **121, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 178, 180,**

**181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192,**
**193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204,**

**205, 206, 207, 208, 210,213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219,**
**220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231,**
**232, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244,**
**245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 256, 257,**
**258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269,**
**270,271,272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278,279,280, 281,**
**282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293,**
**294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299,300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305,**
**306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311,312,313, 314, 315, 316, 317,**
**318, 319 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329,**


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Bounded by­
North- dagnumbers- 165, 164, 163, 162, 161, 160, 159, 158, 157, 154, 153, 130,

129, 127, 126, 125, 124, 134, 137, 67, 66, 65, 64, 57, 333,

5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 80, 81, 82; 84, 85, 1 15, 114, 116, 117, 118,

113, 119, 120, 111 110, 158, 106, 104, 103,90,92,93,94,

95, 88, 54, 52, 47, 97, 101, 100, 99, 98, 40, 39, 38, 37, 36,
35, 34, 33, 32, 29, 20, 41, 42, 43, 55, 18, 19, 86, 56, 122,

123, 133, 149, 135, 159, 75, and 76 of Dakhin Jalukbari

village.

East- Boundary of Tetelia revenue village .
South- Deeper Beel
West- Boundary of Pachim Jalukbari village.

**MOHD. A. HAQUE,**

Secretary to the Government of Assam,

Legislative Department.

GUWAHATI- Printed and Published by the Dy. Director (P&S), Directorate of Ptg. & Sty., Assam, Guwahati-21,

(Ex-Gazette) No. 485-500-600-8-8-2008.


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