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CGWA No Objection Certificate for Groundwater Extraction in Puducherry

How CGWA No Objection Certificate for Groundwater Extraction applies to a business operating in Puducherry, with the state-level authority, citations and the next deadline.

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Definition

CGWA No Objection Certificate for Groundwater Extraction as it applies to businesses operating in Puducherry. 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.

  • 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 a central regulation that applies uniformly across India, including Puducherry. In Puducherry, the day-to-day administering authority and the office where filings are submitted will be Central Ground Water Authority.

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

Does CGWA No Objection Certificate for Groundwater Extraction apply to your business in Puducherry?

FacetConditionApplies
State coverageCentral regulation: applies in all states and union territories
Sector coverageApplies across all sectorsDepends
Activity or processTriggered by any of: draws groundwater, industrial water userDepends

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

Related

CGWA No Objection Certificate for Groundwater Extraction in other states