Lok Sabha Question No. 4035 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Integrated Water Disputes Tribunal
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Jugal Kishore Sharma, Riti Pathak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

## DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †4035

ANSWERED ON 12 .12 .2019

## INTEGRATED WATER DIS PUTES TRIBUNAL

## †4035. SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Union  Government  is  aware  that  several  disputes  are  arising  between Governments regarding sharing of water;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c)whether the Union Government is considering to set up an integrated water disputes tribu all inter - State water disputes;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the progress made in this regard so far?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a) & (b)The  Parliament  has  enacted  Inter - State  River  Water  Disputes  (ISRWD)  Act,  1956  for adjudication of disputes relating to waters of inter - State rivers and river valley thereof. When any request under the said Act is received from any State Government in respect of any water dispute on the inter -State rivers  and the Central Government is of the opinion that the water dispute cannot negotiations, the Central Governmen t constitutes a Water Disputes Tribunal for adjudication of th dispute.

The  Central  Government  has,  so  far,  set  up  09  tribunals  to  settle  water  disputes States  under  the  ISRWD  Act,  1956.  The  status  of  various  inter - State  water  disputes  Tribunals  is  a Annexure .

(c) to (e) A Bill namely, Inter - State River Water Di sputes (Amendment) Bill, 2019 has been passed by Lok Sabha on 31.07.2019. The Bill seeks to streamline the adjudication of inter - State river water disputes and make the present legal and institutional architecture robust by amending the existing 1956. The proposed Bill seeks to provide for a single permanent Tribunal instead of multip Enactment of the ISRWD (Amendments) Bill will facilitate faster adjudication of water dispute

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS ( a)& (b)OF UNSTARRED QUESTIO N NO. † 4035 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABH A ON 12.12.2019 REGA RDING ' INTEGRATED WATER DISPUTES TRIBUNAL '.

Status of Inter -State Water Disputes Tribunals constituted under ISRWD Act, 1956

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|   S. No | Name of Tribunal                     | States concerned                                               | Date of constitution                                                | Present Status                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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|       1 | Godavari Water Disputes Tribunal     | Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh &Odisha | 10 th April, 1969                                                   | Award given in July, 1980.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|       2 | Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal - I  | Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka,                        | 10 th April, 1969                                                   | Award given in May, 1976                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|       3 | Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal      | Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra             | 6 th October, 1969                                                  | Award given in December, 1979                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|       4 | Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal      | Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Puduchery                    | 2 nd June, 1990                                                     | Report and decision under section ISRWD Act given on 5.2.2007 and vide Notification dated 19.2.2013. Supreme Court verdict dated 16.02.2018, Tribunal has been dissolved vide Notification No . S.O. 3465(E) dated                                                                                                                                                 |
|       5 | Ravi & BeasWater Tribunal            | Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan                                  | 2 nd April, 1986                                                    | Report and decision under section ISRWD Act given in April, Clarification/explanation sought Tribunal under Section 5(3) of the said the party States. The matter is subjudice.                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|       6 | Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal - II | Karnataka, Telengana, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra           | 2 nd April, 2004                                                    | Report and decision under section 5(2) ISRWD Act given on 30.12.2010. Further under section 5(3) given by the Tribunal 29.11.2013. However, as per Supreme Order dated 16.9.2011, till further report/decision of the Tribunal shall published in the official Gazette. The sub- judice. The Tribunal is currently hearing section 89 of Andhra Pradesh Act, 2014. |
|       7 | Vansadhara Water Disputes Tribunal   | Andhra Pradesh &Odisha                                         | 24 th February, 2010 Effective date constitution th September, 2012 | of 17 Report and decision under section ISRWD Act given on 13.09.2017. references under section 5(3) have been the party States and the Central before the Tribunal. The matter is sub - judice.                                                                                                                                                                   |
|       8 | Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal     | Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra                                 | 16 th November, 2010 Effective date constitution st August, 2013.   | of 21 Report and decision under section 5(2) ISRWD Act given on 14.08.2018. references under section 5(3) have been the party States and the Central before the Tribunal. The matter is sub - judice.                                                                                                                                                              |
|       9 | Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal     | Odisha and Chhattisgarh                                        | 12 th March, 2018                                                   | Matter is sub - judice before the Tribunal section 5(2) of ISRWD Act.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |

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