Changes planned to quickly resolve water disputes
The Centre has proposed crucial changes in the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 to quickly resolve water sharing disputes between basin States and to give a tribunal’s award the force of an order/decree of the Supreme Court. For the first time on Monday, the Union Water Resources Ministry unfolded its draft amendments to the Act that provides for a single tribunal in place of multiple tribunals to adjudicate on inter-State water disputes in a fixed time-frame of two years, which may be extended by one year. Tamil Nadu, for instance, said that in case the current tribunals cease to exist, as is proposed, then the present Cauvery River Water Disputes Tribunal must not be dissolved. Separate benches However, it was clarified that there would be an enabling clause to provide two separate benches to look after the ‘balance work’ of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal and the Ravi Beas Water Tribunal.
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