New Delhi, January 21
Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti Rattan Lal Kataria has expressed concern over increasing water conflicts in the country, while presiding over a review meeting of the Central Water Commission.
He lauded CWC’s premier role in country efforts to better manage water resources.
Kataria’s concern over water conflicts was in the context of water disputes among states often degenerating into an emotive and political issue.
Consequently, the disputes become long drawn and defy amicable resolutions.
A number of states are involved in long-standing disputes on waters of inter-state rivers.
Dispute on Ravi-Beas waters between Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, and on Cauvery waters between Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry are among the major inter-state disputes.