75. Management of power and water supply in certain cases.—(1) Where it appears to the Central
Government that the arrangement in regard to the generation or supply of electric power or the supply of
water for any area or in regard to the execution of any project for such generation or supply has been or is
likely to be, modified to the disadvantage of that area by reason of the formation of successor States, the
Central Government may, after consultation with the successor States, give such directions to the State
Government or other authority responsible for the maintenance, so far as practicable, of such arrangement
before the appointed day.
(2) The Central Government shall within a period of three months from the appointed day, by order,
also determine the share of the successor States in the entitlement of the existing State of Madhya Pradesh
to power produced by the Central Government undertakings having due regard to the likely disadvantage
which might have been occasioned to any successor State as a result of modified arrangements for
generation and supply of electric power.
76. Inter-State River Water Board.—(1) The Central Government may, as and when it considers
necessary, constitute an inter-State River Water Board, after consultation with the successor States, for
the planning and development of inter-State rivers and river valleys.
(2) The Inter-State River Board constituted under sub-section (1) may be entrusted with the following
functions, namely:—
(a) to examine the requirement of funds for various projects according to the programmes laid
down for such projects and to advise regarding the apportionment of the expenditure to the State
participating to implement such programmes keeping in view the agreement on the sharing of costs;
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(b) to decide the sharing and withdrawal of water from the reservoirs for irrigation, power and
other purposes with a view to securing better use of available water;
(c) to determine the programmes of re-settlement of displaced persons as a result of the projects;
and
(d) to approve and supervise the planning, survey and investigation, preparation of project reports
and construction of joint inter-State Projects and their subsequent operation and maintenance.