Even as floods play havoc in Uttarakhand, several states have opposed the provisions of a 38-year-old Model Flood Bill aimed at minimising losses to life and property in the natural calamity.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/several-states-oppose-bill-aimed-minimising-flood-losses
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/statesman-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttaranchal-uttarakhand
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/central-water-commission-cwc
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bihar
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttar-pradesh
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/west-bengal
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/manipur
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rajasthan