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National Water Policy is formulated by the Ministry of Water Resources of the Government of India to govern the planning and development of water resources and their optimum utilization. The first National Water Policy was adopted in September, 1987.〔 It was reviewed and updated in 2002 and later in 2012. India accounts for 15% of the world population and about 4% of the world’s water resources. One of the solutions to solve the country’s water woes is to link the rivers.〔http://greencleanguide.com/2013/09/13/national-water-policy/〕 India has been successful in creating live water storage capacity of about 253 billion cubic meter(BCM) so far. In a first, the ecological needs of river have also been taken into consideration. ==Salient features== The major provisions under the policy are: #Envisages to establish a standardized national information system with a network of data banks and data bases #Resource planning and recycling for providing maximum availability #To give importance to the impact of projects on human settlements and environment. #Guidelines for the safety of storage dams and other water-related structures #Regulate exploitation of groundwater #Setting water allocation priorities in the following order: Drinking water, Irrigation, Hydropower, Navigation, Industrial and other uses. #The water rates for surface water and ground water should be rationalized with due regard to the interests of small and marginal farmers. The policy also deals with participation of farmers and voluntary agencies, water quality, water zoning, conservation of water, flood and drought management, erosion etc.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National Water Policy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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