Patchwork laws can’t solve India’s water crisis, Modi govt must push these 2 key bills now

Cullet, Philippe

Abstract

A Niti Aayog report in 2018 confirmed what we all feared – India is facing the ‘worst water crisis in its history’. But the biggest crisis today is – the crisis of water governance.

In India, the governance of water is organised largely around laws and institutions tasked with allocating and regulating the use of water among various claimants, but doesn’t involve water protection. This has resulted in poor outcomes since governance must include protection in order to ensure that water is available today and in the future. The failure to do so has led to conflicts among different water users.

Citation

Cullet, P. Patchwork laws can’t solve India’s water crisis, Modi govt must push these 2 key bills now

• Digital Artefact Type: Blog Post
• Online Publication Date: Jun 12, 2019
• Deposit Date: Jun 14, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 14, 2019
• External URL: https://theprint.in/opinion/patchwork-laws-cant-solve-indias-water-crisis-modi-govt-must-push-these-2-key-bills-now/248594/