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The
details of the Tribunals set up so far by the Government to settle water disputes
among the States under the Inter-State River Water Disputes (ISRWD) Act, 1956
are as under:-
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S.
No
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Name of Tribunal
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States concerned
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Date of constitution
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Present Status
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1.
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Godavari
Water Disputes Tribunal
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Maharashtra,
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh & Odisha
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April, 1969
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Award
given on July, 1980
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2.
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Krishna
Water Disputes Tribunal -I
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Maharashtra,
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka,
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April, 1969
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Award
given on May, 1976
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3.
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Narmada
Water Disputes Tribunal
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Rajasthan,
Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra
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October, 1969
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Award given on December, 1979
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4.
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Ravi
& Beas Water Tribunal
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Punjab,
Haryana and Rajasthan
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April, 1986
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Report and decision under
section 5(2) given in April, 1987. A Presidential Reference in the
matter is before Supreme Court and as such the matter is sub-judice.
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5.
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Cauvery
Water Disputes Tribunal
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Kerala,
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Puduchery
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June,
1990
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Report
and decision given on 5.2.2007 which was published vide Notification dated
19.2.2013. Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by party
States in Hon’ble Supreme Court, as such the matter is sub-judice.
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6.
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Krishna
Water Disputes Tribunal -II
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Karnataka,
Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra
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April,
2004
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Report
and decision given on 30.12. 2010. Further
report given by the Tribunal on 29.11.2013. Term of the Tribunal has been
extended for two year w.e.f. 1st August, 2014 to address the
terms of reference as contained in section 89 of Andhra Pradesh
Reorganisation Act, 2014. However, as per Supreme Court Order dated
16.9.2011, till further order, decision taken by the Tribunal on references
filed by States and Central Government shall not be published in the
official Gazette. As such, matter is sub-judice.
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7.
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Vansadhara
Water Disputes Tribunal
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Andhra
Pradesh & Odisha
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February,
2010
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Report
and decision not given by the Tribunal. State of Odisha has filed an SLP in
Supreme Court against the appointment of one of the Members of the
Tribunal. The
SLP in the matter filed by the State of Odisha in the Supreme Court is
pending. Thus the matter is sub-judice. Besides, Hon’bleVansadhara Water
Disputes Tribunal in its Order dated 17.12.2013 has directed to constitute
a 3-member Protem Supervisory Flow Management and Regulation Committee on
River Vansadhara to implement its Order.
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8.
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Mahadayi
Water Disputes Tribunal
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Goa,
Karnataka and Maharashtra
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November,
2010
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Report
and Decision not given by the Tribunal.
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The inter-State
river water sharing disputes relating to Godavari, Krishna (of May 1976), and
Narmada are settled with the publication of decisions of respective Tribunal.
However, project specific inter-state issues related to these basins continue
to engage the attention of Central Government/Supreme Court and are being
dealt with on a case to case basis by appropriate authorities. In the recent
past references have been received from the State of Tamil Nadu about
non/improper implementation of Interim/Final Order of CWDT by State of
Karnataka. These references were discussed in the meetings of Monitoring
Committee/Supervisory Committee on Cauvery and appropriate directions given
to the member States in this regard.
The proposal to set
up a standing Tribunal to adjudicate Inter-State Water Disputes in
consultation with the stakeholders including States is at a conceptual stage.
Irrigation development being a State
subject, planning, execution and operation & maintenance of irrigation
projects is carried out by the respective State Governments as per their
priority of works. The Ministry of Water Resources provides Central
Assistance under the Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP), to the
State Governments to speed up the implementation of on-going irrigation
projects.
This was stated by Union Minister of
State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri
Santosh Kumar Gangwar in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Samir/jk
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