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Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2019
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- The Union Cabinet has approved the Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2019.
- The Bill envisages to adjudicate disputes relating to waters of inter-State rivers and river valleys.
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- Feature Of The Bill
- Constitution of a single tribunal with different Benches, also prescribing strict timelines for adjudication.
- The composition of the members of various tribunals can be affected by the Bill.
- The Bill also has a provision of a technical expert heading the tribunal which are currently nominated by the Chief Justice.
- The Bill proposes a Dispute Resolution Committee set up by the Central Government for amicably resolving inter-State water disputes within 18 months.
- Any dispute that cannot be settled by negotiations would be referred to the tribunal for its adjudication.
- The dispute so referred to the tribunal shall be assigned by the chairperson of the tribunal to a Bench of the tribunal for adjudication.
- Why The Need for Single Tribunal
- There are about a dozen tribunals that now exist to resolve disputes among States on sharing water from rivers common to them.
- The standalone tribunal have a permanent establishment, office space and infrastructure so as to obviate with the need to set up a separate tribunal for each water dispute which is a time consuming process.
Source
The Hindu