Groundwater law and management in India : from an elitist to an egalitarian paradigm / / Sarfaraz Ahmed Khan, Tony George Puthucherril, Sanu Rani Paul, editors

• Pubblicazione: Gateway East, Singapore : , : Springer, , [2021]; ℗♭2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (361 pages)
• Disciplina: 346.0469104
• Soggetto topico: Groundwater - Law and legislation
• Persona (resp. second.): KhanSarfaraz Ahmed; PuthucherrilTony George; PaulSanu Rani
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction: The Changing Waterscape of Groundwater Law in India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 An Enlightened Constitution: From an Elitist to an Egalitarian Paradigm -- 3 Groundwater Rights and Common Law: Fortifying the Elitist Paradigm -- 4 Decolonising Groundwater Law: Moving from an Elitist to an Egalitarian Paradigm -- 4.1 Elite ⇄ Egalitarian: The Plachimada Cases -- 5 Egalitarianism and the Model Groundwater Bill, 2016 -- 6 Structure -- 7 Discussion -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- Part I The Resource of Groundwater: Some General Concerns -- 2 Groundwater and the Law in India: An Overview -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Basic Science of Groundwater Hydrology -- 3 Groundwater Scenario in India -- 4 The Cognoscibility of Groundwater -- 5 Inter-state Allocations -- 6 Private Rights in Groundwater -- 7 Groundwater Regulation -- 8 The Way Ahead -- References -- 3 Caste Realities and the Struggles of India's Adivasi and Dalit Population in Accessing Groundwater -- 1 Introduction -- 2 India's Adivasi and Dalit Population -- 2.1 Special Status of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes -- 2.2 India's Indigenous and Their Human Rights -- 3 Groundwater: Ownership and Rights -- 4 Access to Groundwater: Constraints and Challenges -- 4.1 Private Ownership of Groundwater -- 4.2 Untouchability, Discrimination, and Social Exclusion -- 4.3 Groundwater, Subjugation, and Corruption -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 4 Regulating Groundwater Markets and the Human Right to Water -- 1 Groundwater and Water Markets -- 2 What Does the Right to Water Entail? -- 3 The Contours of the Right to Water in India -- 4 The Human Right Imperative and Regulating Groundwater Markets -- References. ; 5 Social Movements and Resistance to Elitism of Groundwater Law: Lessons from the Plachimada Dispute -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Brief Trajectory of Plachimada Anti-Cola Movement -- 3 Plachimada Anti-Cola Movement and Interface with Law -- 3.1 Questions of Water Rights and Water Justice -- 3.2 Reclaiming the Environmental Commons, Judiciary and the Trap of Technicalities -- 3.3 Triggering Legal Reforms -- 4 Social Movements and the Emancipatory Potential of Law -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 6 Groundwater Pollution in India and the Law -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Right to Access Clean Water -- 3 Groundwater Scenario in India -- 4 Legislative Schemes and Initiatives to Control Groundwater Pollution -- 5 Applicability of the Water Act to Groundwater Pollution -- 6 Judicial Initiatives -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- 7 Groundwater and Equitable Apportionment: The Case of the River Cauvery Dispute -- 1 Introduction -- 2 History of the Dispute -- 2.1 Pleadings of Karnataka on Groundwater Before the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal -- 2.2 The Decision of the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal on Groundwater -- 2.3 Pleadings of Karnataka Before the Supreme Court on Groundwater -- 2.4 Groundwater and the Supreme Court Decision -- 3 International Disputes and Groundwater -- 3.1 Snake Valley Aquifer Dispute -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Part II Groundwater Management and the Law: Case Studies from the States and the Union Territories -- 8 Andhra Pradesh and Telangana -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Factors Impeding Water Quality -- 2.1 Industrial Pollution -- 2.2 Solid Waste Management -- 2.3 Sewage Disposal -- 2.4 Salinity Intrusion and Coastal Aquifers -- 2.5 Overcrowding of Wells -- 2.6 Fluoride Contamination and Groundwater Management -- 3 Factors Impeding Quantity -- 3.1 Wetland Conservation -- 3.2 Sand Mining. ; 4 Andhra Pradesh Water, Land, and Trees Act/Telangana Water, Land, and Trees Act, 2002 (APWALTA) -- 4.1 Establishment of the Authority -- 4.2 Groundwater Protection Measures -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 9 Assam -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Groundwater Scenario in Assam -- 3 Legislative Framework on Groundwater Management -- 3.1 Establishment of State Groundwater Authority -- 3.2 Powers and Functions -- 3.3 Control Regime and Permit System -- 3.4 Artificial Recharge -- 3.5 Registration -- 4 Irrigation and Groundwater -- 5 Pollution Control, Waste Management, and Groundwater -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- 10 Bihar -- 1 Introduction -- 2 History of Water Management in Bihar -- 3 Groundwater Management in Bihar: Issues and Challenges -- 4 The Bihar Groundwater (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) Act, 2006 (BGWA) -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 11 Chhattisgarh -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Groundwater Availability -- 3 Groundwater Quality -- 4 Traditional Water Conservation and Management Practices -- 5 Privatization of Water Resources -- 6 Role of the Central Government -- 6.1 Rajiv Gandhi National Groundwater Training and Research Institute, Raipur -- 7 Role of the State Government -- 8 Role of District Administration in Groundwater Conservation -- 9 Role of Grama Panchayat -- 10 Role of Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) -- 11 Groundwater Regulation in Chhattisgarh -- 11.1 The Chhattisgarh Groundwater (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) Bill, 2012 -- 11.2 The Chhattisgarh Water Sustainability Bill, 2019 -- 11.3 Chhattisgarh Sinchai Prabandhan Me Krishkonki Bhagidari Adhiniyam, 1999 -- 12 Judicial Approach to Groundwater Management in Chhattisgarh -- 13 Conclusion -- References -- 12 Goa -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Water Resources in Goa: An Outline. ; 3 Legal Management of Groundwater During Portuguese Rule and the Portuguese Civil Code, 1867 -- 4 The Goa Groundwater Regulation Act, 2002 -- 4.1 Regulations in the Scheduled Areas -- 4.2 Registration and Permission Regarding Wells -- 4.3 Permission to Transport Groundwater -- 4.4 Protective Measures in the Water Scarcity Area and Over-Exploited Area -- 4.5 Protective Measures in Non-scheduled Areas -- 5 Policy Initiatives of the Government -- 5.1 Goa State Water Policy, 2000, and the Draft Water Policy, 2015 -- 5.2 Goa Groundwater Policy 2015 -- 6 Evaluation of the Law and Policy -- 6.1 The Act Unleashes a Licence Raj Based on Official Discretion -- 6.2 Shortcomings in the Act and Rules that Prejudice the Effective Implementation -- 6.3 Public Interest Litigation-Induced Policy Formulation -- 6.4 Entire State Declared a Scheduled Area -- 6.5 Omissions Affecting the Efficacy of the Law -- 7 The Way Forward-Towards a Uniform Conceptual Framework -- References -- 13 Haryana -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Groundwater: No Longer an Invisible Issue -- 2.1 Paddy, Power and Pumps: The Plummeting Groundwater Table -- 2.2 Chemical and Industrial Pollution: Deteriorating Groundwater Quality -- 3 Reforming Water Law: A Story of an Inefficient Legislation -- 4 The Legislative Imperative-Integrated and Scientific Policy Objectives -- References -- 14 Himachal Pradesh -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Profile of Himachal Pradesh -- 3 Groundwater Profile -- 3.1 Extraction of Groundwater -- 3.2 Baori: The Lifeline of Rural Himachal -- 4 The Legal Regime and Policy on Groundwater Management -- 4.1 User Charges and Permit System -- 4.2 Protection of Authority and Penal Provisions -- 5 Groundwater Issues and the Judicial Process -- 6 The Legal Framework: Problem and Prospects -- 6.1 Groundwater: Ownership Issues and Public Trust -- 6.2 Groundwater: Necessity v. Commodity. ; 7 HPGWA-An Overly Bureaucratized Body -- 7.1 Rainwater Harvesting -- 7.2 Role of Local Self-government -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- 15 Karnataka -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Historical Background -- 3 Karnataka's Groundwater Profile -- 4 The Karnataka Ground Water (Regulation for Protection of Sources of Drinking Water) Act, 1999 -- 5 The Karnataka Ground Water (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) Act, 2011 -- 5.1 The Essential Policy Underlying the KGW Act 2011 -- 5.2 Notified Area: The Prerequisite for the Application of KGW Act, 2011 -- 5.3 Permit System in the Notified Area -- 5.4 Composition and Meetings of the KGWA -- 5.5 Powers of the KGWA -- 5.6 Registration of the Existing Users -- 5.7 Power to Alter or Cancel the Permits and Registration Certificates -- 5.8 Control Over Drilling Agencies -- 5.9 Rainwater Harvesting -- 5.10 Offences, Penalties, and Enforcement Methods -- 6 Empirical Comments -- 7 Judicial Process, Groundwater Management and Human Rights -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- 16 Kerala -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Kerala's Groundwater Scenario -- 3 Water Conservation: Indigenous Practices in Kerala -- 4 Groundwater Governance and Local Self-government -- 5 Groundwater Regulation in Kerala: Half-Baked Reforms -- 5.1 Constitution of the Groundwater Authority -- 5.2 Powers of Ground Water Authority -- 5.3 Declaration of Notified Areas and Permit to Extract and Use Groundwater -- 5.4 Registration of Wells and Groundwater Users -- 5.5 Protection of Public Drinking Water Resources -- 5.6 Power to Alter Permit Conditions or Certificate of Registration and Cancellation -- 5.7 Penalties for Contravention of the Act -- 6 Criticism -- 7 Policies and Guidelines -- 7.1 Groundwater and the State Water Policy, 2008 -- 7.2 Groundwater and the State Environment Policy, 2009 -- 7.3 Kerala Ground Water Abstraction Guidelines, 2018. ; 8 Groundwater Governance Schemes in Kerala.
• Titolo autorizzato: Groundwater law and management in India
• ISBN: 981-16-2617-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910495246203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II