BLOG

WATER POLITICS

As recently reported in The Times of India, fears are growing that India’s water crisis is likely to get more complex and lead to more interstate conflicts if prompt measures are not taken to tackle the problem.  As the article notes:

“Conflicts over water are the most vexing changes the country is facing,” said D S Rawat, secretary-general of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham), which prepared the report.

 “The competing demands of urban and rural areas, the stubborn divide between the rich and poor, interstate differences and the balance between the needs of a thriving economy and a fragile environment are just a few examples,” he said.

“…India’s water crisis is predominantly a manmade problem. Extremely poor management, unclear laws, government corruption, and industrial and human waste have caused this water supply crunch,” the Assocham secretary-general said.