Interstate River Water Disputes
·
Interstate River Water Disputes Act, 1956 (IRWD Act)
is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted under Article 262 of Constitution
of India
·
River waters use / harnessing is included in states
jurisdiction (entry 17 of state list, Schedule 7 of Indian Constitution).
However, union government can make laws on regulation and development of
inter-State rivers and river valleys when expedient in the public interest
(entry 56 of union list, Schedule 7 of Indian Constitution).
·
Till now three tribunal awards are notified in
official gazette by the Government of India. These are water dispute tribunals
allocating river water use by the riparian states for Krishna (tribunal 1),
Godavari and Narmada rivers. All these tribunal awards were issued before the
year 2002 which cannot be altered by the new tribunals.
·
The tribunals formed on sharing water of Ravi &
Beas rivers, Cauvery / Kaveri river, Vamsadhara River, Mahadayi / Mandovi River
and Krishna River (tribunal 2 )are either yet to pronounce the verdicts or the
issued verdicts are to be accepted by the Government of India.
·
Lastly, Cauvery water disputes tribunal order was
notified by the GoI on 20 February 2013.
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Name
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Set up in
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States Involved
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1
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Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal
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1969
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Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
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2
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Godavari Water Disputes Tribunal
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1969
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Maharashtra, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,
Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
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3
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Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal
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1969
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Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
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4
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Ravi and Beas Water Disputes Tribunal
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1986
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Punjab and Haryana
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5
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Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal
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1990
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Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
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6
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Second Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal
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2004
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Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
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7
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Vansadhara Water Disputes Tribunal
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2010
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Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
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8
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Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal
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2010
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Goa,
Karnataka and Maharashtra
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