(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Union Government
to set up an integrated water disputes tribunal for all inter-state water wars;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the number of water disputes tribunals set up at present in the country;
(d) the number of cases pending with each tribunal; and
(e) the time by which the final decisions is likely to be taken by the Union Government
to set up integrated water disputes tribunal?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES AND MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI VINCENT H. PALA)
(a) & (b) The proposal to set up a standing tribunal for all inter state river water disputes
is at conceptual stage.
(c) & (d) The details of present interstate water disputes Tribunal set up are as follows:
Name of Water River & Basin State concerned Dispute Tribunal
Cauvery River Water Cauvery Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Pudducherry Disputes Tribunal
Krishna River Water Krishna Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra Disputes Tribunal
Vansadhara River Water Vansadhara Andhra Pradesh and Orissa Dispute Tribunal
Mahadayi River Water Mahadayi Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra Disputes Tribunal
(e) No time line has been fixed.