Section 5(3)(b) in Jammu and Kashmir Water Resources (Regulation And Management) Rules, 2011
(b)certify that the grant of such water connection to the applicant is not:-(i)inconsistent with State Water Policy and Plan;(ii)likely to create a water shortage in the area;(iii)likely to create a health nuisance;(iv)likely to adversely affect other lawful users of the water resource;(v)likely to damage the water resource or its environment;(vi)incompatible with other uses of such water in the adjoining area; and(vii)inconsistent with the provisions of the Act or rules and regulations framed thereunder.