By all accounts the summer of 2018 is likely to bring to the fore an unprecedented water crisis along with disputes in a large number of states and river basins in India. Such conflicts aren’t just inter-state or international but can be seen at different levels.
While the Vamsadhara, Mahadayi and Krishna water dispute tribunals are still hearing the parties concerned, the centre was recently forced to set up a tribunal on the Mahanadi water dispute. In the Narmada basin, elections have kept the simmering dispute somewhat quiet. Almost 13 years after signing an MoU to prepare. . .
