Central regulation

CGWA No Objection Certificate for Groundwater Extraction

Industrial, infrastructure and mining projects extracting groundwater must obtain NOC from Central Ground Water Authority (or the State authority where notified). Annual abstraction-based fee plus mandatory water-conservation measures.

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Definition

SourceRevised NOC Guidelines, 24 September 2020 (CGWA) · Para 4-5
cgwa-noc.gov.in

What it means in practice

CGWA No Objection Certificate for Groundwater Extraction is administered by Central Ground Water Authority. The obligation is grounded in Revised NOC Guidelines, 24 September 2020 (CGWA) (Para 4-5).

Categorisation of blocks: Safe / Semi-Critical / Critical / Over-Exploited. Over-exploited and critical blocks: NOC granted only with strict conditions or denied.

SourceRevised NOC Guidelines, 24 September 2020 (CGWA) · Para 4-5
cgwa-noc.gov.in

Triggers (applicability conditions)

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Deadlines and penalty

Cadence: Periodic · Renewable
Next due: No fixed date Renews on your licence date
Penalty for default: Unauthorised extraction: environmental compensation per CGWA penalty schedule (Rs 1-50 lakh based on category) + closure direction.

This obligation has no fixed calendar date: it depends on when you start, your licence date or your registration.

Citations

SourceRevised NOC Guidelines, 24 September 2020 (CGWA) · Para 4-5
cgwa-noc.gov.in