Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Action Against Industrial Units Polluting Ganga, 05/12/2016.

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Hydro-Power Projects on Ganga, 01/12/2016. At present, nine (9) Hydro Electric Projects (HEPs) (above 25 MW) with an aggregate installed capacity of 2585 MW are under construction on the river Ganga and its tributaries.

The Multi-track Water Diplomacy Framework specifies and tests a conceptual and analytical water diplomacy framework that identifies the key factors that affect water cooperation.

Water diplomacy will play an increasingly important role in preventing, mitigating and resolving a growing number of water-related conflicts around the world. However, the theory and practice of cooperation over shared waters and the implementation of multi-track water diplomacy are not sufficiently developed.

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on River Inter-Linking Under Peninsular Component, 28/11/2016.

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Inter-State River Water Sharing Disputes, 17/11/2016. Central Government has so far set up eight tribunals to settle water disputes among the States under the inter-State River Water Dispute (ISRWD) Act, 1956.

This report, “Nepal – Water Risk Scenarios and Opportunities for Resilient Development,” is a product of an eighteen-month long process designed to engage experts, influencers, decision-makers, and key stakeholders in Nepal on the nature and potential consequences of risks faced by Nepal’s water resources.

Climate-driven water variability is a natural phenomenon observed across river basins, but predicted to increase due to climate change. Environmental change of this kind may aggravate political tensions, especially in regions that are not equipped with an appropriate institutional apparatus.