2. Section 12 of the Water Resources Board Act, No. 29 of 1964 (hereinafter referred to as the "principal enactment") is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor :-
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| | (1) It shaIl be the duty of the Board to advise the Minister on the following matters, and on any other matter that is referred to the Board for advice by the Minister :-
| | | (a) the control, regulation and development (including the conservation and utilization), of the water resources of the country;
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| (b) the prevention of the pollution of
rivers, streams and other water
resources;
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| (c) the formulation of national
policies relating to the control and
use of the water resources of the
country, with the following
objectives in view :-
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| (d) the preparation of comprehensive and
integrated plans for the conservation,
utilization, control and development
of the groundwater resources of the
country;
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| (e) the co-ordination of the activities of
government departments, local
authorities and public corporations,
in regard to surveys of basic data and
other investigations, rclati ng to
hydrogeology;
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| (f) the analysis of reports based on
investigations, statistical surveys,
plans and proposals relating to the
ground water resources of the country
made by government departments,
local authorities and public
corporations;
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| (g) the co-ordination of projects
undertaken by government
departments, local authorities and
public corporations, relating to the
conservation, utilization and
development of the subterranean
water resources of the country, and
the assessment of the possibilities,
benefits and economic feasibility of
such projects;
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| (h) any other suitable measures to be
taken by the Government for the
proper control and economic use
of groundwater.
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| | (2) The Board may undertake such
investigations and surveys as would enable it to
collect the data and information necessary to
advise the Minister on the matters specified in
subsection (1) of this section.
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| | (3) The Board may carry out such other
activities, for payment or otherwise, as would
enable it to effectually perform its duties under
subsection (1) of this section. The activitics
which the Board may carry out shall
include the following :-
| | | (a) carrying out of feasibility studies on the
availability of ground water rcsources ;
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| (b) carrying out of hydrogeological
invcstigations to identi fy ground water
sites for deep tube wells and agro wells;
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| (c) the construction of tube wells in a
scientific manner to enable the
extraction of groundwater for domestic,
agricultural and industrial purposes;
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| (d) the drilling of bore holes to investigate
the sub surface strata.". |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts