State Act
Section 15. Power of Board to make regulations.
Chennai Metropolitan Area Ground Water(Regulation) Act, 1987
15. Power of Board to make regulations.— With a view to prevent sea water intrusion, the Board shall make regulations for assessing scientifically, from time to time, the quantity of water which can be drawn from the Minjur, Duranallur-Panjetti and Tamaraipakkam-Kilanur well fields in the Arni-Korteliyar basin, the Poondi, Korteliyar Flood Plains and Kannigaipper aquifers and also Poonamalle-Porur aquifer in Cooum-Adayar basin and for fixing up the limits of the drawal of groundwater by the Board: Provided that no regulation shall have effect unless a draft of the regulations has been sent by the Board to the Government and the approval of the Government has been sent by the Board to the Government and the approval of the Government has been obtained therefor.