National Water Resources Council adopted the National Water Policy (2012) after examining the suggestions of the state governments.
This information was given by Union Water Resources Minister Harish Rawat in the Rajya Sabha recently.
During the sixth Meeting of the National Water Resources Council, held on December 28, 2012 at New Delhi to consider the Draft National Water Policy (2012), some state governments had suggested modifications in certain provisions of the Draft National Water Policy (2012), he said.
The new National Water Policy, 2012 is learnt to be the revised version of the National Water Policy, 2002. The government revised the policy keeping in view the challenges emerging from increasing demands on water resources in the country owing to population growth, urbanization, industrialisation etc.
He also informed that John Briscoe of the World Bank had prepared a Report titled “India’s Water Economy: Bracing for a Turbulent Future” in 2005.
The report is based on a study conducted by the World Bank on its own. The report in general discusses various aspects of water resources development and management in India.
Most of the issues raised in the report were already addressed in the National Water Policy, 2002, the minister said.
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