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October 07, 2022

How are the Centre and inter-State river disputes resolved? Discuss this in the context of the recent major river disputes in India. (250 Words)

Refer - The Hindu

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KEY POINTS

·        It’s the duty of the Centre to ensure water for Punjab and Haryana, not to make them fight”.

·        Apart from Punjab, many states like Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka have complained of inadequate disbursal of funds by Centre, claiming that the delay has caused stalling of important dam projects.

·        Moreover, States have often accused the Centre of hogging the credit for several such developments achieved by State governments in their area.

·        Subjects like electricity, water resources, law and order, judiciary, and finance have a power overlap between Centre and States in the Constitution  leading to a tussle between the Centre and States.

·        One of the major water-related issues tasked to the Centre, inter-State river disputes in India are governed bythe Inter-State River Water Dispute Act, 1956.

·        Apart from resolving water disputes, the Centre has also listed 111 inland rivers as National Waterways in The National Waterways Bill, 2015, empowering it to create laws on shipping and travel on the listed waterways.

·        The right to clean drinking water has been read into the right to life under Article 21 of the constitution.

·        Water has been deemed a fundamental resource and the Centre and States have been tasked to make policies to distribute water among people.

PANDI SANTHOSH RAJA S 1 year

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Try to provide a comprehensive conclusion and bring coherence in the answer. Keep Writing.

Ramithaa 1 year

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Avoid lisiting out the generic points and explain them briefly. Keep Writing.

Sangeetha R 1 year

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Good Answer. Keep Writing.

yogendra pratap singh 1 year

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Good Answer. Keep Writing.

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