WATER LAW IN INDIA 2/E C

First published in 2011 Water Law in India is the only book to offer a comprehensive survey of the legal instruments concerning water in India. It presents a variety of national and state-level instruments that make up the complex and diverse field of water law and policy. This book fills a critical gap in the study of water law providing a rich reference point for the entire gamut of legal mechanisms available in India.. This edition has been extensively revised to include new instruments on water regulation such as the draft National Water Framework Bill 2016 and the Model Groundwater (Sustainable Management) Act 2016; new water-related instruments in such varied fields as criminal law land acquisition law and rural employment legislation; and a chapter on international legal instruments. Chapters on drinking water supply environmental dimensions of water conservation water infrastructure for irrigation and flood control groundwater regulation and institutions catering to water have been thoroughly updated for a complete coverage of water law.