Water management in India: the multiplicity of views and solutions

Abstract

There is very limited scientific evidence to support some of the ideas in the water sector that guide India’s government policies in these sectors. Further, the interdisciplinary perspective required for the design of economic instruments, institutions, and laws and regulations to implement existing policies is lacking in social scientists. This article discusses the growing debate on water management options for India, the tone and tenor of policy debate and the inconsistency. It summarizes 10 scholarly articles from various authors which reflect the multiplicity of views on water issues and solutions for water management in the country.

Keywords:

• Water management options
• Academic–bureaucrat–politician nexus
• National Water Policy
• policy advocacy
• civil society groups