KOLKATA, 25 JULY: The state water resources investigation and development department today formed a seven-member committee to assess the situation with the state's groundwater ahead of preparing th

A protest against the National Water Policy 2012, organised by the People’s Campaign for Right to Water-Karnataka, a community-based organisation in the City on Friday, received an overwhelming response with a total of 3,090 people taking part in it.

Similar protests were held in 22 other districts of the State. Speaking to Deccan Herald, Kshithij Urs, a member of the organisation, said the new National Water Policy, 2012 sets a dangerous precedent by promoting anti-people practices which would be detrimental even to the future generations. The policy snatches away the people’s right to water.

Under pressure from States, the Centre has put out a fresh draft of the National Water Policy that stresses on the need to evolve a broad overarching national legal framework on water and has calle

Giving in to public protest against privatisation of water services and indiscriminate pricing of water, the modified national water policy provides for subsidy to the poor but at the same time emphasises the need for subjecting water to allocation and pricing on ‘economic principles’.

It says the private sector can become a service provider in public private partnership mode if the states so decide. The twice-revised draft calls for withdrawal of power subsidy to the agriculture sector on the plea that it leads ‘over-use of electricity’ and water. It, however, proposes separate electric feeders where “limited’’ ground water use for agriculture is “desirable”.

Grappling with severe water shortage and pilferage by the “tanker mafia”, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Tuesday decided to privatise the tanker management system in the city.

Equitable distribution of water in Delhi is need of the hour. This was stated by the Chief Minister, Sheila Dikhit.

The Haryana Government has formulated a rural water policy for the state for the year 2012 to save precious drinking water by preventing wastage due to unmetered connections and open taps.

The Haryana Government has formulated a Rural Water Policy to prevent wastage of potable water through public open taps and unmetered connections.

Public Health Engineering Department officers told The Hindu that the ground reality was quite dismal as there was a high percentage of wastage of water through unmetered connections in rural areas which were being billed on flat rate basis. “Our endeavour is to ensure conservation of water so that this limited resource is used optimally,’’ they added.