Water Disputes over Inter - State Rivers: The Indian Experience
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https://doi.org/10.12728/culj.7.10Abstract
Water is the most important natural resource; it is essential to all forms of life. Surface water and ground water are the two forms of water resource. India is sustained by agricultural economy. It leads the world in the irrigation sector. The irrigation facilities have been the central feature of India’s agricultural development since independence. There has been a huge investment in the irrigation sector during the last six decades. Yet, there is a need for further extension of irrigation facilities to step up the production of food. River projects are being designed so as to provide for hydroelectric power, flood control, navigation, recreation facilities and fish culture. Their uses would also include domestic (meaning drinking water with high priority) and industrial uses. All these uses of water contribute to the improvement of the country’s general standard of living.References
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