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States throw cold water on the Centre’s reform proposal [1]

Opposition to overarching legal framework of principles on water

A conference of Water Resources and Irrigation Ministers here on Wednesday saw opposition to the Centre’s proposal to evolve an overarching national legal framework of principles on water, to link financial assistance to “aggressive” water sector reforms and to set up a Permanent Forum of Water Resources and Irrigation Ministers to deliberate on issues/disputes.

Publication Date: 
04/10/2012
Gargi Parsai [2]
Hindu (New Delhi) [3]
Tags:
Water Pricing [4], Irrigation [5], Assam [6], Kerala [7], Ministry Of Water Resources [8], Punjab [9], National Water Mission (NWM) [10], Water Policy [11], Water Privatisation [12], Water Management [13], Haryana [14], Interstate Disputes [15], Water Resources [16]

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/irrigation
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/assam
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-water-resources
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/punjab
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/national-water-mission-nwm
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-policy
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-privatisation
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-management
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/haryana
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/interstate-disputes
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources