Indian Politics & Policy Volume 1, Number 2, Fall 2018 | Page 107

Indian Politics & Policy
Chart 1. Proposed Bills
1. Model Bill for the
Conservation,
Protection, Regulation
and Management of
Groundwater, 2016
2 Draft National Water
Framework Bill, 2016
Gives emphasis on rainwater harvesting and recycling and reuse
of water “for non-potable urban, industrial, and agricultural
use, as well as augmentation of potable water supplies through
indirect reuse.”
Without a permit issued by the appropriate authority no
groundwater abstraction is permitted for nonpotable use, and for
industrial and infrastructure projects
States that
(1) The appropriate Government shall make all efforts for
appropriate treatment of wastewater and its gainful utilization
(2) The appropriate Government shall evolve and implement
economic models that promote sustainability of recycle-reduceand-reuse
of water resources, while ensuring adherence to
principles of equity
3 Draft Model Building
Bye-laws, 2015
Mandates rain water harvesting structures in all buildings having
a plot size of 100 sq. m or more. And “All building having a
minimum discharge of 10,000 litre. and above per day shall
incorporate waste water recycling system. The recycled water
should be used for horticultural purposes.”
1. http://mowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Model_Bill_Groundwater_May_2016_0.pdf
2. http://mowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Water_Framework_18July_2016%281%29.pdf
3. http://mohua.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/Draft%20MBBL-2015.pdf
Chart 2. Key Legal Framework and Accountable Institutions
1. The Water (Prevention
and Control of Pollution)
Act, 1974
— Implementation of
the Water (Prevention
and Control of Pollution)
Act, 1974 which seeks to
restore water quality
—Monitoring of treated
sewage and trade effluents
and to use recycled water
in agriculture
CPCB/SPCB and
PCC
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