Punjab Flood Plain Regulation Act, 2016 (No. XXVII).

This Act, consisting of 20 sections, aims to regulate any construction in the flood plains in the Punjab. It regulates in particular construction in flood plains for flood mitigation and development of water resources; and to deal with ancillary matters. In addition, the Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, containing detail specifications of the land, declare any land as flood plain if the land falls under any of the following categories: (a) natural course of a river, area of a lake or wetland; (b) low plain which is adjacent to a river and is likely to flooding; (c) area which is likely to be inundated due to the operation of a breaching section; (d) pond area of a barrage or dam; and (e) area likely to be used for construction of a dam or a barrage.