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Cullet, Philippe (2012) 'The Groundwater Model Bill - Rethinking Regulation for the Primary Source of Water.' Economic and Political Weekly, 47 (45). pp. 40-47.

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Abstract

Groundwater is now the main source of water for all major water uses in India and needs to be given greater policy attention. The fact that it is a politically sensitive topic because any reform will affect some powerful constituencies cannot be an excuse anymore for lack of action. Inaction only increases existing inequalities in access to groundwater by progressively reinforcing the power of bigger landowners at the expense of other water users. This article examines the basic principles governing access to and use of groundwater inherited from the past to the Model Bill for the Conservation, Protection and Regulation of Groundwater, 2011, which provides a basis for rethinking groundwater regulation.

Item Type: Journal Article
SOAS Departments & Centres: Legacy Departments > Faculty of Law and Social Sciences > School of Law > Law, Environment and Development Centre (LEDC)
School Research Centres > Centre for Asian Legal Studies
School Research Centres > Law, Environment and Development Centre
School Research Centres > Centre for Water and Development
Departments and Subunits > School of Law
ISSN: 00129976
Date Deposited: 08 Nov 2012 09:34
URI: https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/14545

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