Ground water clearance (NOC) process in India is governed by Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) under the Ministry of Jal Shakti.

The principal notification relating to ground water clearance is stated in S.O. 3289(E) dated 24.09.2020.

As per the notification, all projects extracting/proposing to extract ground water in excess of 100 m3/day have to conduct ground water impact assessment of existing/ proposed ground water withdrawal on the ground water regime and also socio-economic impacts report prepared by accredited consultants.

Vardan Environet is an accredited consultant by Quality Council of India for carrying out environmental impact assessment studies and can also perform Ground Water Impact Assessment.