Water Management Policies in India: Current Trends and Future Policy Options

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Author	Murugan, Sambantham Kennedy, Marianna Vaseekaran, Stephenson
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	Water is an important resource in the context of socio-economic empowerment of people. In India, more than water shortage, water wastage is a phenomenon in all sectors especially in Agriculture. To address water wastage, water use efficiency measures are advocated and for water shortage, the infrastructure gap through watershed approach has been carried out. Since 1970s, the soil and water conservation measures have been initiated by Government of India (GoI). After 1990s and 2000 significant changes in the policies have been brought out by both center and state governments. At this backdrop, the new watershed common guidelines was released in 2008 and revised in 2011 is taken for applied research study in 40 watersheds of Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu. The study revealed that people are accepting this initiative as need of the hour which is required to sustain agriculture and water requirement of various segments. This study also provides policy recommendations for the future watershed management in India.
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