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The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly connected Saturday (January 24, 2026) passed the Tamil Nadu Water Resources (Regulation, Management and Augmentation) Bill, 2026, which provides for the Constitution of the Tamil Nadu Water Resources Management Authority (TNWRMA), territory committees, and the formulation of State and District Water Resources Management Plans.
The State Government projected this legislation, citing the request for a holistic and integrated attack to h2o governance for each types of h2o resources successful the State and to supply an organization model for the purpose.
The Act empowers the State Government to represent the TNWRMA to regulate, manage, and augment h2o resources successful the State. The Chief Secretary volition beryllium the Chairperson of the TNWRMA, portion the Water Resources Secretary volition beryllium the Member Secretary. The secretaries of 7 departments volition beryllium its ex-officio members.
The State Government shall nominate 3 experts successful the tract of h2o resources, and up to 3 members whitethorn beryllium co-opted to the TNWRMA. The Act besides empowers the State Government to represent a District Water Resources Committee for each district, with the respective District Collector arsenic Chairperson.
The TNWRMA shall formulate the State Water Policy, hole the State Water Resources Management Plan and marque recommendations to the authorities to demarcate definite areas arsenic Groundwater Protection Zones, Floodplain Zones and River Conservation Zones. The Act empowers the TNWRMA to hole tariffs for the abstraction of h2o by commercialized users. It besides defines penalties for the unauthorised abstraction and transport of h2o for commercialized purposes.
Other Bills passed
The Assembly besides passed an amendment to the Tamil Nadu Schools (Regulation of Collection of Fee) Act, 2009, which seeks to induct a genitor from the Tamil Nadu State Parent-Teachers Association arsenic a subordinate of the Fee Determination Committee. The State authorities volition besides nominate an authoritative not beneath the fertile of Deputy Secretary to the committee. The clip bounds for raising objections to the interest operation fixed by the committee has been accrued from 15 days to 30 days.
The House besides passed a Bill to empower the State Government to notify immoderate country arsenic a Special Development Area and represent a Special Development Authority to hole a maestro program for broad and sustainable infrastructure improvement successful specified areas.
A Bill to amend the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994, which seeks to widen the word of bureau of Special Officers administering Village Panchayats, Panchayat Union Councils and District Panchayats successful 28 districts by different six months, up to July 5, 2026, was besides passed.
Another Bill was passed to amend the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1987, which seeks to widen the tenure of the peculiar officers of marketplace committees successful Tiruchi, Cuddalore and Theni by different year. The Assembly besides passed a Bill to amend the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Begging Act, 1945, to omit discriminatory provisions against persons affected by oregon cured of leprosy. After the Bills were passed, the House was adjourned sine die.
