As per the draft, essential development activities like repair and maintenance of roads, bridges, removal of sand from river, withdrawal of groundwater, construction of residential/ institutional/commercial buildings for schools, dispensaries, recreational facilities etc are proposed to be governed under the new notification.
Chief minister said that the responsibilities and powers of the Centre and the State in the Union List and State List have been described in a federal structure. According to that, water resources is a state subject. He requested the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct the MoEF & CC to do discussion.