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4355 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 2869 ] NEW DELH I, FRIDAY, JULY 7, 2023/ASHADHA 16, 194 5
CG-DL-E-08072023-247141
MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI
(Department of Wat er Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 6th July, 2023
S.O. 2994 (E).—Whereas, the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal (hereafter i n this notification referred to as
the said Tribunal) was constituted on the 2nd April, 2 004 vide notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile
Ministry of Water Resources, number S.O. 451(E), dated the 2nd April, 2004, under section 4 of the Inter -State River
Water Disputes Act, 1956 (33 of 1956) (hereafter in th is notification ref erred to as the said Act), for the adjudication
of the water disputes regarding Inter -State river Krishna and river valley thereof;
And, whereas, the said Tribunal submitted its report and decision under sub -section (2) of section 5 of the
said Act on 30 th Decem ber, 2010;
And, whereas, the Central Government and the Party States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra
preferred their respective references to the said Tribunal under sub -section (3) of section 5 of the said Act on
29th March, 2011;
And, whereas, the said Tribunal was required to forward to the Central Government a further report under
sub-section (3) of section 5 of the said Act on or before one year from 29th March, 2011;
And, whereas, on the request of the sai d Tribunal, the peri od of submission of further report under
sub-section (3) of section 5 of the said Act was extended from time to time vide notifications number S.O 653(E),
dated the 29th March, 2012, S.O. 2339 (E), dated the 28th September, 2012, S.O. 916 (E), dated the 2n d April, 2013,
S.O. 2939 (E), dated the 27th September, 2013, S.O. 3515(E), dated the 27th November, 2013 up to the 31st January,
2014 , which was further extended up to 31st July, 2014, vide Ministry of Water Resources order dated 5th February,
2014 , S.O .1290 (E), dated the 15th May, 2014, S.O. 2462 (E), dated the 18th July, 2016, S.O. 2459 (E), dated the
31st July, 2017, S.O. 3950 (E), dated the 9th August, 2018, S.O. 3146 (E), dated the 29th August, 2019, S.O. 2412 (E),
dated the 23rd July, 2020, and S.O . 2890 (E), dated the 20th July, 2021;
And, whereas, the said Tribunal forwarded to the Central Government its further report under sub -section (3)
of section 5 of the said Act on the 29th November, 2013;
And, whereas, under sec tion 12 of the said A ct, the Central Government shall dissolve the Tribunal after it
has forwarded its report and as soon as the Central Government is satisfied that no further reference to the Tribunal in
the matter would be necessary;
And, whereas, sect ion 89 of the Andhra Pradesh Re -organisation Act, 2014 (6 of 2014) provides that the
term of the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal shall be extended with the terms of reference specified in clauses (a) and
(b) of the said section;
And, whereas, in exercise of the powers conferr ed under sub -section (3) of section 5 of the Inter -State River
Water Disputes Act, 1956, the Central Government extended the period of submission of further report by the said
Tribunal for a further period of one year with effect from the 1st August, 2022 so as to address the terms of reference
specified in clauses (a) and (b) of section 89 of the Andhra Pradesh Re -organisation Act, 2014 vide notification of the
Government of India, Department of Water Resourc es, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, i n the Ministry
of Jal Shakti, number S.O. 2916 (E), dated the 27th June, 2022;
And, whereas, the said Tribunal has requested to extend the period of submission of report and decision for a
further period wit h effect from the 1st day of August, 2023 to 31st day of March, 2024 ;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred under the proviso to sub -section (3) of section 5 of the
Inter -State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 (33 of 1956), the Central Gover nment hereby extends the per iod of
submission of r eport and decision by the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal for a further period with effect from the
1st day of August, 2023 to 31st day of March, 2024 .
[F. No . N-57012/1/2021 -BM]
ANAND MOHAN , Jt. Secy.
Uploa ded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Del hi-110054.
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