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The Ground Water Management Ordinance, 1985

( Ordinance NO. XXVII OF 1985 )

Licence for tube well
5. (1) No tube well shall be installed in any place without a licence granted by the Upazila Parishad.
 
 
 
 
(2) An application for licence for installation of a tube well shall be made to the Upazila Parishad in such form as may be prescribed.
 
 
 
 
(3) No application shall be entertained by the Upazila Parishad unless it is accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed.
 
 
 
 
(4) On receipt of an application for licence, the Upazila Parishad shall direct the Committee to hold a local enquiry and submit a report on the following points, namely:-
 
 
 
 
(a) the aquifer condition of the soil where the tube well is to be installed;
 
 
 
 
(b) the distance of the nearest existing tube well;
 
 
 
 
(c) the area likely to be benefited by the tube well;
 
 
 
 
(d) the likely effect on the existing tube wells including tube wells used for domestic purpose;
 
 
 
 
(e) the suitability of the site for installation of the tube well; and
 
 
 
 
(f) the conditions on which a licence, if any, may be granted.
 
 
 
 
(5) If, on consideration of the report of the Committee, the Upazila Parishad is satisfied that the installation of tube well applied for-
 
 
 
 
(a) will be beneficial to the areas for which it is to be installed, or
 
 
(b) will not have any adverse effect upon the surrounding area, or
 
 
 
 
(c) is otherwise feasible,
 
 
 
 
it may grant the licence applied for.
 
 
 
 
(6) A licence granted under sub-section (5) shall be in such form as may be prescribed and shall be subject to such conditions as may be specified therein.
 
 
 
 
(7) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Upazila Parishad may file an application to such authority as may be prescribed for review of the decision and the decision of that authority on such review shall be final.

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