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National Water Right Convention in Bhopal held recently
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- In Madhya Pradesh, a National Water Conference was held in the capital Bhopal to solve the water crisis and make the state a water-rich state.
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- Purpose of the conference:
(1) To finalize the guidelines for the Water Rights Act in Madhya Pradesh.
(2) A framework for better implementation of this act will also be made in the conference.
(3) Madhya Pradesh Government has announced to implement the Water Rights Act in the state soon. MP will be the first state in the country where this law will be implemented.
(4) There was plenty of water in the state before due to rivers like Narmada, Chambal, Son, Betwa and Sindh but as a result of decline in groundwater during the last few years, water crisis has arisen in most parts of the state.
Sources
The Hindu