Description
Book SynopsisChapters on drinking water supply, environmental dimensions of water conservation, water infrastructure for irrigation and flood control, groundwater regulation, and institutions catering to water have been thoroughly updated for a complete coverage of water law.
Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments; 1: Water Law and Policy in India: Background and Overview; 2: International Law and Policy; 3: Basic Concepts and Principles Related to Water at the National Level; 4: Regulation of Water: General Instruments and Issues; 5: Inter-State River Basins, Water Transfers, and Dams; 6: Drinking Water Supply; 7: Environmental Dimensions: Protection, Conservation, and Sustainable Use of Water; 8: Irrigation, Embankments, and Flood; 9: Regulation, Protection, and Conservation of Groundwater; 10: Water Institutions and Management; 11: Other Legal Instruments Incorporating a Water Dimension; Annexures; Index; About the Authors
