Jharkhand opposed to Centre's new water policy

Participating in the 6th meeting of the National Water Resource Council here, Chief Minister Arjun Munda said, "There is no need to enact any central law on this subject nor it is in consonance with the provisions of the Constitution".

Raising the issue of inadequate water supply to the tribal state despite major part of the cachment areas of Damodar-Barakar river basin and Mayurakshi river basin falling in Jharkhand, Munda also demanded a review of the provisions that lead to "disproportionate water division" in the state.

The Jharkhand Chief Minister said that since all the provisions of the National Water Policy-2012 are related to better management "the need is that the Centre should recommend the proposed provisions for better water resources management as envisaged in the new central policy to states so that they can manage the water resources better".

He rued that while on one hand there is a talk about integrated water management, there is no discipline in the current education system to prepare experts for the same. (MORE)