Water: Perspectives, Issues, Concerns

370 Pages·2003·1.174 MB·English

by  Ramaswamy R Iyer

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Copyright © Ramaswamy R. Iyer, 2003
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Iyer, Ramaswamy R.
Water—perspectives, issues, concerns/Ramaswamy R. Iyer.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Water—supply—Government policy—India. 2. Water resources
development—Government policy—India. 3. Water—Law and
legislation—India. 4. Dams—India. I. Title.
HD1698.I4I94 333.91′00954—dc21 2003 2002155671
ISBN: 0–7619–9759–8 (US-Hb) 81–7829–236–X (India-Hb)
Sage Production Team: Ankush Saikia, Mathew, P.J., Neeru Handa and Santosh
Rawat
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List of Maps 9
Preface 11
Acknowledgements 17
I. ASPECTS OF FEDERALISM
1. Water and the Constitution of India 21
2. Inter-State Water Disputes Act 1956: 27
Difficulties and Solutions
3. The Cauvery Dispute 39
4. The Story of the National Water Policy 1987 50
5. The National Water Policy 2002 56
6. The Idea of River Basin Planning 69
II. WATER: PERCEPTIONS, RIGHTS, LAWS
7. Perceptions of Water 77
8. Water and Rights: Some Partial Perspectives 82
9. Groundwater Legislation 100
10. Towards a National Water Law? 108
III. LARGE DAMS
11. The Large Dam Controversy 123
12. Large Dams, Trans-Boundary Waters, Conflicts 137
13. Large-Dam Projects: The Framework of Laws, 144
Policies, Institutions and Procedures
14. The Narmada Judgement 165
15. World Commission on Dams and India: 176
Analysis of a Relationship
16. Changing Views: A Personal Note 192
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IV. THE LANGUAGE OF SECURITY
17. Scarce Natural Resources and the Language 197
of Security
18. Water and Security in South Asia 208
V. RELATIONS WITH NEIGHBOURS
19. Conflict-Resolution: Three River Treaties 219
20. The Fallacy of ‘Augmentation’ 250
VI. WATER: LOOKING AT THE FUTURE
21. Water: The Basics 257
22. Problems, Weaknesses, Failures 264
23. Objectives for the Future 273
24. Assessments of Future Water Requirements 275
25. The Dilemmas of ‘Water Resource 293
Development’
26. Linking of Rivers: Vision or Mirage? 309
Select References and Bibliography 319
Appendix I 327
Appendix II 331
Appendix III 340
Names Index 355
Subject Index 357
About the Author 369
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3.1 The Cauvery Basin between pages 40–41
6.1 River Basins of India between pages 70–71
26.1 Proposed Peninsular Links between pages 310–11
and
26.2 Proposed Himalayan Links