Lead Stories Draft National Water Policy 2012 released by Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR): Comments invited from the public till 29th Feb 2012
The Draft National Water Policy 2011 was released on 31st January 2012 for public comments. Work on the National Water Policy has been in progress for nearly two years, starting in 2010 when the announcement was first made. Consultative meetings with academia, water professionals and the corporate sector were organised in 2010 and early 2011. Meetings with representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions and NGOs were organised in 2011 at Shillong, Hyderabad, Jaipur, New Delhi, and Pune. India Water Portal has summarised the Draft National Water Policy here, and encourages the public to send in its input and comments on the Draft by 29th February 2012.
