The Union budget of 2005-06 had given the impression that the United Progressive Alliance (upa) government had a plan to promote water conservation and management. With the 2006-07 budget round the corner, now is a good time to look at how serious was upa's water plan.
Last year's performance in the water sector was characterised by two features: reduced allocations and slow progress. Several ambitious upa schemes
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/water-budget
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/s-v-suresh-babu
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-management
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-conservation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-harvesting
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/irrigation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/governance
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india