(a) whether the Government proposes to set up an empowered group to look into specifics of various water sharing disputes;
(b) if so, by when this group is likely to be set up alongwith its powers and functions;
(c) the number of water disputes arising between States and how many are pending with the Government; and
(d) to what extent this group would be helpful in setling water disputes expeditiously?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES (SHRI JAI PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV)
(a) No, Sir.
(b) & (d) Do not arise.
(c) The details of the inter-state water sharing
disputes referred to the Union Government under Inter-State
Water Disputes Act 1956 are as follows:
Sl.No. River/Rivers States concerned
1. Ravi & Beas Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
2. Cauvery Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Union Territory of Pondicherry
3. Madei/Mandovi/Mahadayi Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra
4. Krishna Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra