National Water Policy

• Central Government formulated the National Water Policy in 1987, which was subsequently reviewed and revised in the year 2002 and 2012.
• India has more than 18 % of the world’s population, but has only 4% of world’s renewable water resources and 2.4% of world’s land area. There are further limits on utilizable quantities of water owing to uneven distribution over time and space.

Objectives

• The objective of the National Water policy is to take cognizance of the existing current situation , to propose a framework for creation of a system of laws and institutions and for a plan of action with ....