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###### No. 243 Dispur, Friday, 8th August, 2008, 17th Sravana, 193_9._G'> ~SL :=:::::======

 GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

 ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR

 LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT : : LEGISLATIVE BRANCl-I

 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, reg.11latio1.1 and maintenance of waterbodies and to develop the waterbodies into natural water r~-;ervoir and convert into eco- tourism recreation ccntrc to suit the ec<,logical balance within the jurisdiction of Guwahati Metropolitan Developrnent Authority and to protect the waterbodies from the encroacbers and damagt:~:.

 Whereas· it is expedient to provide for pr<.:s~rvation , prott;;ction. conservation,
 Preamble
 regulation and maintenance of watcrbodies and to devdop the waterbodies into natural water reservoir and convert into eco-tourism recreatiot.t centre to suit the


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

Short title, 1. (1) This Act may be called the G·uwahati Waterbodics (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. fn this Act, unless the context otherwise requi res,-

Definitions

Assam

(a) "Competent Authority" means the Gmvahati Metropolitan Development

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Authority constituted under the Guwahati Metropolitan Development

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Authority Ad, 1985 l)r any other Authority whenever State Government

1987

specially empowered in this behalf:

(b) "Government" means the State Governm1..:nt 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

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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 area,, 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 ftn the time being in force in Assam, the areas of the land
water bodies specified in the Schedules I, IL, m and rV of this Act shall be the waterbodies.

Restriction 4. Notwithstanding anything cont;; ined i.n any other laws enacted by the State
###### on use of Legislature which are for the t.ime bd ng in force in Assam, the area of land
land. specified in the Schedules I, JI, III and IV of this Act shall he used as waterbodies

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

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

(ii) construct or erect any $tructurc \n !fa~ waterbodies;

(iii) dump or throw solid waste or gw bag,; in the waterbotlics;

(iv) extend or reinforce of any building standing upon th..: waterbodies;

(v) carry out any kiud of bw~ it· c ~ -, t:x~ept fish curing, aqua culture,

conservation measure and tlooJ 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 Oovcrnment 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 fi ne which may extend tl> fifty thousand rupees or


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(3) The offences committed uudcr this Act shaH be treated as cognizable offence

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under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and shall be tried accordingly.
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1974.

Taking up 7. The Competent Authority or any otuer pen;on or Authority, \vi.th the previous
develop-

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

mental

water based recreation for better m:magement, preservation and conservation of

schemes.

the waterbodies declared as such in 1ht: Schedules I, II, ff[ and IV of lhis Act.

Protection of
. 8. (I) No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against any officers of the
Action takes
Competent Authority or Government tlJr 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 !ie against the Government fiJr any damage or
injury caused or likely to be cau:::ed to any owner or person in pursuance of this
Act, which is done or intended to he done in good faith.

###### Power to 9. The Government may, by notification in the o ffi cial Gazette, make rules for carrying
make rules. out the purposes of this Act.

10 If any difficulty arises in giving effoct to the provisions of this Act, the Oovernment

Power to

                   - ay, by notification· in the oll1ci.al Gaze!h'., .<uah~ .;och provisions, not inconsistent

remove

with the provisions of this Act, as appear t•) h to be necessary or expedient for

~ifficulties .

removing the difficulty.

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

Overr-

###### Act. Vof

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

2007

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

effect.

have effect in the areas mentioned in t-he Schedules I, II, TH and IV of this Act.

###### Schedule o(land:-
District - Kamrup (Metropolitan) I >istrict,
Mouza- Guwahati.
###### Revenue Village- Sahar Guwahati Part-JI
All land of dag Numbers- 771, 795, 796, 771/';' !){)i}, 7 1'1/1999, 77111971, 771/1972

###### and 77l/J988.

Bounded by~
North- dag numbers- 779, 789, lOM, 1065, 1062, 791, 792, 7'>~ , 797 and 794, ·
South- dag numbers- 591, 1058, 1781and59,
East-dag numbers- 1012, 1014, 1018, 1051, l019, 17.54, 1753, 1021, 1024,

1025, 103 1, 1033, 1034, 1035, l036, HU7, 1923, 1038,
1039, 1040, 1041, 1906, 1043, 1044, 1()45, 1046, 1047,
1048, l049, 1050, 1051 , 1052, l<b3, 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 , 17l8, 630, 629, 20J9" 628, (i19, 618, 617, 611, 610,
609, 608, 607, 606, 605, 604, 602, 600, 2074, 598, 1986,
###### 597; 596 and 594.

Schedule- I J

###### (BOJlSOLA BEEL)

 Schedule o(land:-
District - Kamrup (Metropolitan) District,
Mouza- Guwahati.


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###### Buonded by- North- dag numbers- 1302, l303, 1304, 1305, U06, 1307, 1308, 1109, 1310 and

131 l.

###### South -dag numbers- 1663 and Bilpar Road. East - <lag numbers- Nepali Mandir and 13 l 3, 13 l 4, 1800, 1934, 1324, l 325,

1335, 1336, 1338, U51, 352 (Road), 1353 (Road), 1359
(Road) and 1642 (Road).

###### West dag- numbers: 1083 (Road).

Schee.Jule- I I I

(Silsako Bet:! )

###### Schedule ofland:- District - Kamrup (Metropolitan) D istrict, Mouza- Beltoia
(A).
###### Revenue Village- Hengaraba.d. All land of dag numbers- 530 ( odginal), 53 f (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, ll08, 1112, 949, 954, 1040, 1041, l038, 1053, 1056, 1054, 1039, 101 l, 1012, 1070, 1084, 990, 9"1, 1074, 1087, 1088, 960, 1065, 1071, 1006, 1099, 10~1, 986 and 989.
 Bounded by- North- dag numbers- Dag No.15, 85 of Satgaon village, 405, 400, and 483 of

villagt: No.I Madghoria v Hfa~;;; .

###### East-dag number- 691, 692, 693, 694, 698(Part), 728(Part), 7JO(Part)), 571,

752, 753, 760, 761, 759, 69:5, G42, 603, 538, 534 and 535
###### of Hengarabari Villagt:,

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

Hengarabari Village.

###### West- <lag numbers- 529,524,52~519,518,514,513,501 ,50 0,495,849,490,
 488,371, 372, 373,376,378,379, 380,385, 386,398,390,
391, 398, 399, 401, 404, 406 and 408 of Hengarabari
village.

(B).
###### Revenue Village- 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, 33, and 85 of Satgaon Village. South- dag numbers- 532, 533 of H~11 garnbari ViHage. West- dag numbers- 405, 484, 401, 404, 498, 403, 478 and 390 of Number l

Madghoria village.

(C).
###### Revenue Village- No.1 Madghorhl. All land of dag numbers- 387,389,390,396,397,398, 399,400,401,402,403,
 404,405,406,483,484,478,499,498,474,475,485and 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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###### THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, AUGUST 8, 2008 1355

 Sd1edule- IV

( Near Deepor B i~e_l)

###### Schedule o(land:-
District - Kamrup (Mc:1rupolitan) District,
Mouza- Ramcharani ,
(A).
###### Revenue Village- Mikirpara Chakardoi,
All land of dag numbers- 678, 194, 699, 1156, 991,992, 1325, l35 I_, 215, 725, 726,

727, 728, 729, 730, 124(), 1340, 100, 700 and 193.

(B)
###### Revenue village - Dharapor. All land of dag number- 947.

(A) and (B) Bounded by -
North- dag numbers- 978, 768, 967, 966, 9 ,~ 6, 945, ')42 and 94 l, 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 &.nd Tetelia vilh .gc .

East- dag numbers- 1676, 112, UN, iO?, 106, 103, 1%, 724, 688, 687, 686,

684, 665, 655, 664, 65\ 652, 648 , 645, ci4/+, 1291 and 693

###### ofMikirpara Chakardoi village.

South- dag numbers- 197, 198, L 99, 200, 201 , 202, 203, 204, 205, 693, 1142,

1145, 1141, 1109, 1108, 1107, ll05, !026, 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 , 692,69(~689,672,67 J, 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, 141, 340,339,236,

5, 7, 1172, 13, 14, 44, 47, 48, 49, :50, 51 , S2, 53, 54, 64, 65,
68, 1333, 693 , 694, 695, 696, 697 and 698 of Mikirpara
###### Chakardoi village, Rani reserve fo rest and part of railway line.

West- <lag numbers- 978, 983, 765, 979 of vi llage Dharapur, 7, 55, 32, 42, 70,

71' 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 61, 66, 90, 99, 221 , 220, 217, 216,
231, 227, 236, J 4l , Yr2 __, 1240, 345,_ 34<i, 150, 1324, 1316,
1318, 1290, 466, 3i:O, 698, l28ti, 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, l72, 173, 174, 175, 1.76, 178, 180,
 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, l86, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192,
193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 1 ~•8, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204,

205, 206, 207, 208, 210,213, 214, 215, 2l6, 217, 218, 219,
220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231,
232, 234, 235, 236, 237, '.BS, 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, 2t)9,300, -'\Ol, 302, 303, 304, 305,
306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 3l l,3J2,JJ3, .H4, 315, 316, 317,
318, 319 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329,


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Bounded by-
###### North- dag numbers- 165, 164, l63, 162, ! 6 l, 160, 159, 158, 157, 154, 153, 130,

129, 127, 126, 125, 124, -~ 34, 137, 67, 66, 65, 64, 57, 333,
###### 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 80, 8 (' 81, 84, 85, ll5, 114, 116, 117, 118,
l 1.3, I 19, 120, l l 1 l 10, 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, 3J., J2, 29, 20, 4 l, 42, 43, _55,_ 18, 19, 86, 56, 122,
###### 123, 133, 149, 135, 159, 75, and 76 of Dakhin Jalukbari
village.

###### East- Boundary ofTetelia revenue vHlage. South- Deepor Beel West- Boundary of Pacl.iirr, Juiukbari village.

 MOHD. A. HAQUE,

Secretary to the GO\· ernment of Assam,
Legislative Department.

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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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