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Policies and laws related to urban infrastructure - A collection
Posted on 13 Nov, 2010 01:07 AMIndia Water Portal has recently uploaded a set of important policies and laws. This collection pertains to urban infrastructure, water supply and more.
Policies and laws related to climate change and environment - A collection
Posted on 13 Nov, 2010 01:03 AMIndia Water Portal has recently uploaded a set of important policies and laws. This collection pertains to climate change, environment, disaster management and more.
Policies and laws related to water bodies, water pollution and regulation - A collection
Posted on 13 Nov, 2010 01:00 AMIndia Water Portal has recently uploaded a set of important policies and laws. This collection pertains to water bodies, water pollution and regulation and more.
Policies related to conservation of water bodies
The employment of manual scavengers and construction of dry latrines (prohibition) act - Directorate of Municipal Administration (1993)
Posted on 12 Oct, 2010 11:24 AMThe document goes on to describe the details of the implementation of the Act and includes:
Supreme Court's order on children falling in abandoned tube wells dated 11.02.2010
Posted on 22 Feb, 2010 12:13 PMMessage from Mr.Rama Mohan Centre for World Solidarity
In response to my letter petition filed as PIL in Hon'ble Supreme Court of India as WP(C) 36/2009 on 13.02.2009 requesting measures to prevent fatal accidents involving children falling in abandoned bore wells, the court has given certain safety measures / guidelines to all the States and UTs in India on 11.02.2010.
Bharat Nirman - A time-bound plan for rural infrastructure by the Government of India in partnership with state governments and panchayat raj institutions (2005-2009)
Posted on 11 Sep, 2009 12:45 PMThis report describes a time-bound plan for rural infrastructure by the Government of India in partnership with State Governments and Panchayat Raj Institutions
India's experience with drought management: Changed perspectives and challenges
Posted on 29 Aug, 2009 02:43 PMThis document describes the drought situation in India over the years, the earlier perspective at drought management and the gradual change in perspective at managing droughts that evolved over the years.
National water policy and state water policy of Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh
Posted on 02 Jun, 2009 10:33 AMNational water policy, 2002 Read policy
National water policy, 1987 Read policy
The river boards act (1956)
Posted on 30 May, 2009 09:15 AMThe act to provide for the establishment of River Boards for the regulation and development of inter-state rivers and river valleys empowers the Central Government, on a request received in this behalf from a State Government or otherwise, by notification in the Official Gazette, to establish a River Board for advising the Governments interested in relation to such matters concerning the regulation or development of an inter-State river or river valley or any specified part thereof.
The inter-state water disputes act (1956)
Posted on 30 May, 2009 09:11 AMIf it appears to the Government of any State that a water dispute with the Government of another State has arisen or is likely to arise by reason of the fact that the interests of the State, or of any of the inhabitants thereof, in the waters of an inter-State river or river valley have been, or are likely to be, affected prejudicially it can request the Central Government under Section 3 of the Act to refer the water dispute to a Tribunal for adjudication.