00000nam a22000008i 4500 20260913094850.0 260919s2018 ii 00 0 eng d 9789388162449 HD1698.I4I43 2018 333.9100954 23 Md. Jafar Imam River Control in India and Interstate Water Dispute / Md. Jafar Imam. New Delhi 2018. 240 pages Water being the most precious resource is required for domestic, irrigation and industrial purposes. Most of the Indian rivers traverse more than one state. Each of the states of a river basin tries to obtain the maximum quantity of water. This has resulted in many water disputes in the country. In many areas of the world the present is already marked by an uneasy competition among different water users and use sectors, often leading to conflicts. India particularly stands on the brink of an uncertain future, its ever-growing population putting pressure on its increasingly meagre water resources. The Interstate River Water Disputes Act, 1956 (IRWD Act) is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted under Article 262 of Constitution of India on the eve of reorganization of states on linguistic basis to resolve the water disputes that would arise in the use, control and distribution of an interstate river or river valley.  Article 262 of the Indian Constitution provides a role for the Central government in adjudicating conflicts surrounding inter-state rivers that arise among the state/regional governments.  This Act further has undergone amendments subsequently and its most recent amendment took place in the year 2002. This book is about the politics of water resource development and management in India. The book will interest environmental and agricultural economists, ecologists, policy-makers and planners and those in the development sector, as well as the media and the general reader. Water resources development—Political aspects—India. Water-supply—Political aspects—India. Water rights—India. Interstate controversies—India. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Pollution Control bisacsh