Inter - State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2019 gets Legislative Nod

On 31st July, Lok Sabha passed the Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2019 to amend the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956. It aims to speed up the resolution of long-festering inter-state water disputes by establishing a single central tribunal in place of the numerous existing ones.

Need

  • Interminable Delay: Many tribunals are in existence for years without any sign of final award. For e.g. Ravi-Beas Water Disputes Tribunal (33 years), Cauvery dispute tribunal (29 years), etc. Major reasons are :
  • Initial delay at the time of constitution of the tribunal
  • Lack of strict time limit for adjudication as the ....
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