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Interstate river water disputes (IRWD) act (1956) and its legal provisions

Author : N. Sasidhar

This paper elaborates the techno – legal aspects of Interstate river water disputes act – 1956 which was enacted to resolve the water disputes among the basin states of an interstate river / river valley. This Act’s main purpose is to protect the interests of a downstream state when water resources available in an upstream state are put to additional use.

Interstate River Water Disputes Act – 1956 (IRWD Act) was first enacted on 28th August, 1956 by Indian parliament on the eve of reorganization of states on linguistic basis to resolve the water disputes that would arise in the use, control and distribution of an interstate river or river valley. This Act further has undergone amendments subsequently and its recent amendment took place in 2002. It also validates the previous agreements (if any) among the basin states to harness water of an interstate river/ river valley.

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Participating in Government Programmes - The Arghyam Experience (2010)

Participating in Government Programmes - The Arghyam ExperienceArghyam, a civil society organisation working on water issues since 2005, has participated in drinking water programmes involving State Governments since its inception, either directly or by partnering with local Civil Society Organisations (CSOs).

This publication documents Arghyam's and its partners' collective experiences in participating in these Government programmes and puts forward key learnings and challenges.Read More

The various programmes include - Sachethana, a school rooftop rainwater harvesting programme, and Suvarnajala, a flouride mitigation programme, both in Karnataka; Pani Thiye Panjo, a decentralised drinking water management programme in Gujarat; and Mazhapolima, an open-well recharge programme in Kerala.

Ramaswamy Joint Legislature Committee Report on the encroachment of lands in Bangalore Urban district (2006)

ATR JLC Cover 1The Joint Legislature Committee on Encroachments in Bangalore Urban District, was constituted in June 2006 with 14 MLAs and 6 MLCs, with A T Ramaswamy as ChairmATR  JLC Cover 2an. The attached report contains translated excerpts from the original Kannada report released in 2007, as well as a complete detailed version of the interim reports.

The report written on the basis of spot inspections, land surveys and hearings of various government departments and statutory bodies, concludes that the various state bodies such as the Bangalore Development Authority, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, City and Town Municipal Councils etc, miserably failed in their duties to protect Government and public land, and have become helpess, tolerant witnesses, and in many cases, active participants, abettors and promoters in these crimes in tandem with the land mafia.Read More

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Brief report of JLC on encroachment of lands in Bangalore Urban district (2006)582.8 KB
AT Ramaswamy JLC on encroachment of lands in Bangalore Urban district - Interim Report Part 1 (Feb 2007)11.05 MB
AT Ramaswamy JLC on encroachment of lands in Bangalore Urban district - Interim Report Part 1 (Jul 2007)13.17 MB

Location

Bangalore, KA, India
Latitude: 12.971606, Longitude: 77.594376

Preservation restoration or otherwise of the existing tanks in Bangalore metropolitan area - Report of the Lakshman Rau expert committee (1986)

This report of the Lakshman Rau Expert Committee released in 1986, provides detailed notes about all the tanks in Bangalore's metropolitan area, provides general proposals for their preservation including specific recommendations in regard to some important tanks, and concludes with suggestions relating to implementation of the recommendations.Read More

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Report of the Expert Committee for preservation restoration or otherwise of the existing tanks in Bangalore metropolitan area - Laxman Rau (1986)3.38 MB

Location

Bangalore, KA, India
Latitude: 12.971606, Longitude: 77.594376

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