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Water Management
Water and democracy - proceedings of the partner consultation by Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (EED) and Centre for World Solidarity (CWS)
Posted on 04 Jun, 2009 05:22 PMThe purpose of the consultation was also to identify areas of collaboration in advocacy, capacity building and working with people at the grassroot levels and simultaneously influence policy-making at the local, regional and international levels. The objectives of the workshop were -
Negotiated approaches to Integrated River Basin Management (IRBM) - A Conference Report by Gomukh Trust
Posted on 04 Jun, 2009 03:35 PMThese documents deal with proceedings of the discussion initiated by Gomukh Trust, Pune with support from Arghyam, Bangalore on “Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority Act” to examine it in the context of Integrated River Basin Management and community participation. The objectives of the conference were –
Beyond scarcity: Power, poverty and the global water crisis - Human Development Report (2006)
Posted on 02 Jun, 2009 02:32 PMThe Human Development Report 2006 rejects the view that the global water crisis is about absolute shortages of physical supply. It argues that the roots of the crisis in water can be traced to poverty, inequality and unequal power relationships, as well as flawed water management policies that exacerbate scarcity.
The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act (1977)
Posted on 02 Jun, 2009 02:16 PMThe Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977 aims to provide for the levy and collection of a cess on water consumed by persons carrying on certain industries and by local authorities, with a view to augment the resources of the Central Board and the State Boards for the prevention and control of water pollution constituted under the Water (Prevention
National water bill of the republic of South Africa (1998)
Posted on 02 Jun, 2009 12:18 PMThe economic and administrative implications of implementing new water legislation mean that certain elements will be most efficiently implemented through a phased process according to the social, economic and technical circumstances prevailing in each water region/catchment. Specific mechanisms will be required for a smooth transition from the present system to the new.
Critiques of Maharashtra water resources regulatory authority act 2005
Posted on 02 Jun, 2009 12:15 PMMaharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority Act 2005, a pioneering act of its kind, has no role for the people outside the bureaucracy and the ministries. This shocking revelation was reinforced at a recent meeting in Pune, where the chairman and secretary of Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority also spoke.
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
Discussion and concerns of Rural Volunteers Centre, Akajan on the proposed state water policy of Assam (2008)
Posted on 02 Jun, 2009 10:29 AMGovernment of Assam had prepared a draft state water policy in 2008, with support of the Assam Science Technology & Environment Council. The Rural Volunteers Centre, Akajan, an organization working in the water sector in Assam since 1993, had prepared this document outlining its concerns on the proposed state water policy based on its involvement, studies and observation.
Benchmarking and data book of water utilities in India by ministry of urban development and Asian Development Bank (2007)
Posted on 01 Jun, 2009 04:00 PMWater supply is one of the five urban basic services being addressed by the Government of India under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). The Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) with support from Asian Development Bank (ADB) embarked on a Benchmarking and Water Utilities Data Book Project for 20 selected water utilities in India.
The West Bengal ground water resources management, control and regulation act (2005)
Posted on 01 Jun, 2009 03:55 PMThe act aims to manage, control and regulate indiscriminate extraction of groundwater in West Bengal and to provide against its widespread contamination with arsenic, fluoride, chloride, iron, other heavy metals or metalloids, organic and inorganic pesticides, fungicides, and rodenticides. It provides for the setting up of a State Level Authority which shall be under the administrative control of the Water Investigation and Development Department, Government of West Bengal and shall be the apex body of all the District Level Authorities and the Corporation Level Authority.