Q What is the context ?
A Karnataka CM has said irrigation projects are bogged down by river water sharing disputes and asked the Centre to ‘revisit the Inter-State River Water Disputes (IWRD) Act since the law is creating more disputes than resolving them’.
Q What are some details about IWRD Act ?
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Q Who has Jurisdictions over Rivers ?
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Q How can disputes be resolved ?
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Q How is a Tribunal Constituted ?
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Time-frame for dispute resolution
Q How may active tribunals are there in India ?
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Q What is the need for the IWRD Act ?
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Q What are Issues with IRWD Act ?
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Q Why this has become a sensitive topic?
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Q What can be Way forward ?
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