The Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed by Lok Sabha on 31 July, 2019. It will amend 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.
Background
Because large areas of India are relatively arid, mechanisms for allocating scarce water are critically important to the welfare of the country’s citizens. Water contributes to welfare in several ways: health (e.g. clean drinking water), agriculture (e.g., irrigation), and industry (e.g., hydroelectric power). Because India is a federal ....
