Granting NOC for allowing Construction of Bridges/ramps on canals/Drains and Temporary Use of Govern

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EXTRAORDINARY

Published by Authority

CHANDIGARH, MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2025 (CHAITRA 3, 1947 SAKA)

GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES

(WORKS BRANCH)

NOTIFICATION

The 24th March, 2025

No.WR-IRWR03/1/2023-IW1/1151.- Vide notification no. WR-IRWR03/1/2023-IW1/595 dated 19.02.2025, published on 19.02.2025 in the Punjab Government Gazette (Extraordinary), the Policy on Granting NOC for allowing Construction of Bridges/ramps on canals/Drains and Temporary Use of Government Land was notified. Further, as per para 4 (b) of the said Policy for agricultural or religious purposes, the following procedure may be followed:

A. Panchayat Resolution Requirement: In case of Bridge for application where purpose is agriculture or religious, the applicant has to obtained the Panchayat Resolution (Matta) from panchayat endorsing the proposed bridge. It will help department in identifying the ideal place.

B. District Expert Committee Approval: In case of Bridge for Applications where purpose is agriculture or religious prior approval of District Expert Committee (as formulated below). The feasibility of application for bridge construction will be reviewed by the expert committee as there are many issues involved during the construction of bridge on canals/drains system i.e. land of other departments, approach road to the bridges. The District Expert committee have the following members:

1) Deputy Commissioner, Concerned (Chairman)

2) Executive Engineer, Rural Development, Punjab (Member)

3) Executive Engineer, WRD, Concerned (Member Secretary)

4) Executive Engineer, Punjab Mandi Board, Concerned (Member).

C. Submission Process: The application where purpose is agriculture or Religious, after getting the resolution approved from panchayat and expert committee approval, the applications will be submitted on WRD Portal with attachment of both these approvals.

superseded.

Sd/-

KRISHAN KUMAR, IAS

Principal Secretary, Government of Punjab,

Water Resources Department

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