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Laws relating to water in India have diverse origins, including ancient local customs and the British Common Law. The in-depth chapters in this compendium, written by luminaries from various fields, pertain to issues on water and proceed to a discussion of the legal questions that arise. This volume thus straddles two domains, viz., (i) water-resource policy, management, conservation, conflict-resolution, etc., and (ii) water law. The book also briefly raises and explores the case for a constitutional declaration on water and an overarching national water law.
The book is an invaluable resource for policy-makers, planners and administrators concerned with water at the Central, State and local levels; students, academics and practitioners in the domains of water as well as law; and social scientists, NGOs and activists concerned with the various issues discussed in the book. It should be useful as a main or supplementary textbook in universities and research or management institutions where any aspect of water (engineering, ecological, legal, social, economic, management or other) is a subject of study.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction RAMASWAMY R IYER
I: A PRELIMINARY OVERVIEW
Legal Aspects of Water Resource Management A VAIDYANATHAN and BHARATH JAIRAJ
II: WATER AND FEDERALISM
Water in India: Constitutional Perspectives KAMALA SANKARAN
Inter-State Water Disputes: A Nightmare! FALI S NARIMAN
Nation vs Peoples: Inter-State Water Disputes in Indiaa’s Supreme Court RADHA Da’SOUZA
III: WATER: SOME MAJOR LEGAL THEMES
Riparianism in Indian Water Jurisprudence TONY GEORGE PUTHUCHERRIL
The Ownership of Water in Indian Laws VIDEH UPADHYAY
The Human Right to Water: Policies and Rights UPENDRA BAXI
Community Engagement in Water Governance M S VANI
Water Use: Legal and Institutional Framework K J JOY and SUHAS PARANJAPE
Drinking Water Supply: Right and Obligation K C SIVARAMAKRISHNAN
Water, Women and Rights KUNTALA LAHIRI-DUTT
IV: SOME WATER-RELATED PROBLEMS: LEGAL ASPECTS
Floods and Some Legal Concerns DINESH KUMAR MISHRA
Water Pollution and Contamination PARITOSH C TYAGI
V: AUGMENTING WATER
Big Water Resource Projects
Environmental Decision-making in India: A Critique MANJU MENON and KANCHI KOHLI
The Contours of EIA in India SHYAM DIVAN
Displacement in the Name of Development HIMANSHU THAKKAR
Groundwater
Groundwater Law in India: A New Approach M S VANI
Local Water Management
Indian Laws and Acts on Traditional Tank Irrigation Systems DHAN FOUNDATION
VI: WATER LAW REFORM
Water Law Reforms in India: Trends and Prospects PHILIPPE CULLET and ROOPA MADHAV
Water Law for India: Science and Philosophy Perspectives T N NARASIMHAN
VII: DRAWING THE THREADS TOGETHER
A Synoptic Survey and Thoughts on Change RAMASWAMY R IYER
Appendix: List of Selected Water and Related Statutes in India FARHANA Z KHAN
About the Editor and Contributors
Subject Index.isbn-9788178298504
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