| Author: Nipa Chowdhury 03 Oct 2008 | Member Level: Gold | Rating:  Points: 6 |
Hi Ramkumar,
First of all I would like to congratulate for taking up such a relevant topic for discussion.
We need and always be in need of water as it is the basic life support resource . Politics regarding management of water will also be there for the above mentioned reason.It has been always politicised in a wrong way.
We have enough water from nature but we tend to overuse/misuse it.There should be nationalising of water resorces. We have seen in some part of the counter when there is no rain or drought other part of the country is flooded with water. If we have proper management to channelise these water like flood water/overflowing rivers our water problem going to end. But there has to be political will to do that. Britishers have left but Indian politicians still believe in divide and rule. They are diving people of different states / own country men over the basic necessity of life that is water.
Natonalising of water is a good idea but it will take time to implement. Whenever new township is coming up first there should be proper water management planning otherwise it should not be approved.
Trust a day will come when Indians will not fight over water.
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| Author: Shampa Ray Barman 04 Oct 2008 | Member Level: Gold | Rating: Points: -20 |
1. Implement all water and environmental laws
without any fear or favor. Involve local Panchayats
and civil society, in construction and maintenance of
water and irrigation related activities.
2. To sensitize and create awareness regarding
conservation and management of water resources, and to
revamp traditional irrigation institutions: to restore
and rehabilitate minimum of 1000 tanks and ponds in community participation.
3. Agricultural development, ground water recharge
and above all, the ecology as a whole, depend heavily
upon sustainable water resource development.
Therefore, it is most critical to rehabilitate and
protect our conventional water resources such as tanks
and ponds.
4. Water is the most important and critical among the
common property resources. Water is also the mast
important for human sustenance. Therefore this
seminar emphasizes that water resources should not be privatized.
Privatization of water, not only increases
commercial transactions in water, but also opens up
the floodgate for the inflow of foreign capital, there
by dictating terms for our own water. Therefore this
seminar is against handing over of our water resources
to private companies.
5. Central and State governments should never budge
to the compulsions of international organizations like
World Bank, which forces our governments to suspend
subsidies and to impose price on water.
6. Unregulated diversion of water from agriculture to
urban and industrial uses should be curbed.
7. The untreated effluent discharged by industries,
untreated domestic sewage and untreated hospital
biological wastes should be prevented from mixing with
fresh water, so that water resources are protected.
8. All rivers in India should be nationalized.
9. With due to conserve and stop surface water
run-off, this seminar emphasizes the development of
micro watersheds and check dams.
10. Central and State governments should allocate more
funds for water resources development and protection.
All water management practices should be carried out
only with peoples participation.
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| Author: Antony 04 Oct 2008 | Member Level: Gold | Rating: Points: 5 |
Hi Friends,
Actually i am one of the right person to discuss about this, do you know the reason, why because in my state also the water problem plays an huge role, which high courts and supreme courts itself can't solve the problems.
I am from tamilnadu, we are waiting for water from karnataka, but we are not getting, so i am very interest in making this water nationalism , it should be nationalized, so that there will be many advantages
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| Author: sheikmeeran 05 Oct 2008 | Member Level: Bronze | Rating: Points: 5 |
HI FRIENDS IM AN PERSON GREATLY SUPPORTING NATIONALISING WATER RESOURCES.THIS IS BECAUSE THERE ARE VERY FERTILE PLACES IN INDIA ON THE OTHER HAND VERY DRY,FAMINE PLACES ARE ALSO THERE IN INDIA.SO BY NATIONALISING THE RIVERS WE CAN TAKE THESE WATER TO THESE DRY PLACES AND "THERE IS NO DOUBT" IT WILL BECOME FERTILE WITHIN A YEAR. SO MY DEAR FRIENDS ALL STAND IN ONE SIDE AND SUPPORT NATIONALISING WATER RESOURCES IN INDIA
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| Author: sheikmeeran 05 Oct 2008 | Member Level: Bronze | Rating:  Points: 0 |
HI FRIENDS IM AN PERSON GREATLY SUPPORTING NATIONALISING WATER RESOURCES.THIS IS BECAUSE THERE ARE VERY FERTILE PLACES IN INDIA ON THE OTHER HAND VERY DRY,FAMINE PLACES ARE ALSO THERE IN INDIA.SO BY NATIONALISING THE RIVERS WE CAN TAKE THESE WATER TO THESE DRY PLACES AND "THERE IS NO DOUBT" IT WILL BECOME FERTILE WITHIN A YEAR. SO MY DEAR FRIENDS ALL STAND IN ONE SIDE AND SUPPORT NATIONALISING WATER RESOURCES IN INDIA
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| Author: meena 06 Oct 2008 | Member Level: Silver | Rating: Points: 5 |
hello all,
i am meena. i strictly support nationalization of water resources in India. Many of our civilized well populated areas in India are still under water crises. Some areas are flooded with water . i don't accept that India doesn't have a enough water resources. we should try to use these resources in an optimized manner via nationalization of water resource.It will be much useful for agriculturists , though there are so many oppositions for attempting it. this project is not as simple as we think but when done it will be fruit full.
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| Author: ketan 06 Oct 2008 | Member Level: Gold | Rating: Points: 3 |
Yes i supports nationalization of water resources in India for equal distribution of water.One of the imp.advantage is that it must improve indian economy.
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| Author: jagan 06 Oct 2008 | Member Level: Silver | Rating: Points: 5 |
HI guys,
This issue can be put as the discussion topic of the year or two. Even then you wont get solution for this. This is not because of the scarcity of water or the way it is hard to compile them. Its because of the local governments and parties making them to prevail the same.
This issue will come under control on a day when all the rivers go dry!
But revolutionary measures taken by youngsters can bring a conclusion to this issue either by linking them or by emptying them!
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| Author: Veeravel 08 Oct 2008 | Member Level: Diamond | Rating: Points: 4 |
Dear Friends
First Everyone aware about this... we are in same country,but No one ready to co-operate. Unity is missing here ,this was the main Disadvantage for this.. last week our former President A.P.J.Kalam Also suggest to water resources to be Nationalized.
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| Author: Sasikala 08 Oct 2008 | Member Level: Silver | Rating: Points: 3 |
Hai..
immediately we need to done this. because many more problems occur in india Like demand in drinking water, Electricty demand and many more.
For that Central Government need to co-ordinate the states,then only it could be possible.
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| Author: Karthick 08 Oct 2008 | Member Level: Silver | Rating: Points: 3 |
Water resources should be nationalized in India, because water saves/destroys the life of any living things. sharing a good things increases the prosperity of life and bad things reduces the sin.
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| Author: pushpam 08 Oct 2008 | Member Level: Gold | Rating: Points: 6 |
Nationalising the water resources is good move and intiation from the central government if not the individuakl state governments will fight for the amount of water to be divided. If water resource in india is nationalised then we can stop the excess water moving from a state to the sea and redirect it to the needy state through the nationalised path. Also while in its travel path ideas are there to generate power also . so we can get two in one. Also we can give many employments to the people during this project and also after its completion many can get employment for maintaining the intermediate stations in the nationalised path, It is a good project and we shall pray for it to be completed without any obstacle.
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| Author: Ankush Das 08 Oct 2008 | Member Level: Diamond | Rating: Points: 6 |
Hi Ramkumar,
A nice topic. Nationalizing our water resources is the current need of the hour. But the only problem where these ideas get stuck is the implementation part. There is so much of disputes within states caused by the local parties results in the failure to implement them. And who are the people suffering? Us. There is so much of contrast with water resources in India. On the one hand, we have floods in the eastern region with Bihar and Orissa the chief flood victims this year and on the other hand, we have extreme heat and dryness in the northern region. Although the condition of the northern region has been improved with the construction of Canals, the situation in the South is still grim.
What we need is the disbursement of the money and government funds in the right direction. We can have suitable pipelines supplying waters to the remote villages without any water supply. We must rejuvenate our groundwater supplies by effective water management techniques which include collection of rain water in the roof tops, prevention of run-off and purification of sewage water. To do all this, we must need a collaborative effort and right now, the State governments are the one which can be issued the directive and work been done by them. It is important that we respect the water and save it as our primary source of water are river and groundwater and they comprise only about 0.27% of all water resources in the world.
The government can start a new project on creating new pipelines and canals. This would promote employment for the rural and unemployed people. The pipelines created would take out excessive water from the flood affected areas to the drier areas. This would reduce both floods and droughts. Land won't be much of a problem as people are ready to sacrifice their lands in search of good, alternate jobs. Having a well planned design won't be a problem at all as India produces many engineers a year and a few engineers from the IITs will be enough to do the job.
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| Author: ranganathan 09 Oct 2008 | Member Level: Gold | Rating: Points: 5 |
first of all i thank for giving this topic for discussion . we all know that water is the elixir of human life the water resources all over india should be nationalised. because we all know the recent quarrel between Tamil nadu and karnataka . to avoid these problems the government should nationalise and protect all water resources from contamination but the connection of all rivers in india is still a dream .
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| Author: raghunandan 09 Oct 2008 | Member Level: Bronze | Rating: Points: 6 |
I like to approach this problem in two steps .
1st step: regarding the nationalization of water resources
The country can be divided into zones.Each zone can include equal number of states with and without the problem of water scarcity. Each zone can be controlled by a panel formed by the central government.The panel can be the final authority regarding the planning and execution of the entire project and it takes decision regarding the water sharing formula between the states in a particular zone.
2nd step:Awareness programs
The same board can take steps to spread awareness among the masses regarding the water scarcity situation that is prevailing in every corner corner of the globe and especially in developing countries like ours and take measures to teach them about the efficient use of water its conservation and some knowledge about preventing pollution of water bodies .They should also be taught about the need for afforestation and how forests can bring rain.This program can be initiated in all schools and colleges run by the state and central government. The government can also take the help of various organizations that are working for this cause.Last but not the least the rural masses need more education regarding the present situation .Plays can be organized to tell the people about the dangers of water scarcity.
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| Author: Lenin 09 Oct 2008 | Member Level: Diamond | Rating: Points: 6 |
OK. Actually what is Nationalization of water resources ?
The rivers flowing from the north to south are not hundred percent utilised by the individual states efficiently. Because some state may need water and some may not need depending upon the geographical location, requirement, agriculture etc. So the unused water from these rivers are directed to the sea.
So what the government has planned is to nationalize the rivers by constructing a water channel from north to south , like how the national highways are there in our country , we will have the water highway routes in the form of the channels.
So what are the benefits ? No need to worry about the land needed because in india we have huge percentage of available land as barren, such path can be identified and can execute this plan. Also direct and indirect employments can be given to the people.
Hydel power generation is possible from this project. Also water transport will become familiar inside the nation.
One another beauty is what we see in Kerala the backwaters will be created artificially in the form of water highway..THINK of this BEAUTY..
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| Author: Sandy 10 Oct 2008 | Member Level: Diamond | Rating: Points: 6 |
There are some place where uniformity matters, you cant be a socialist in normal life as the human tendency is of Parasitism, but where there is symbiotic or we say mutualism, we should always proceed to that act.
Now as Ram Kumar mentioned in India we find at times at some place fighting against drought and at the same time fighting against flood at the other place, Politicians even feel problem where to go and encash and where to leave but thanks to evolvement of the regional parties almost everywhere they are at least prepared with a consolation message for their area and start appealing general people to contribute for the victim and force Government people to contribute for the victims and the officials dealing them keep their shares and if left some thing distribute among the victims.
Cant we have a solution?? Yes we can some natural calamities can have an artificial solutions and one such is creating a channel between the rivers and utilize this resources to the fullest, but for this we have to stop making bread from heat of the issue, if X river is in Y state, Z state is fighting for that, and this goes on and on and politicians of both the States gets a readymade reason to attract voters.
If we really want the solutions then we have to come unde one umberella that is National umberella forgetting the regionalism and these water resources should be nationalized so that the problem of flood and draught may be solved, so that there may be uniformity in generating hydro powers, so that there may be fullest utilization of these resources nation wise.
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| Author: Neha 10 Oct 2008 | Member Level: Silver | Rating: Points: 6 |
Hi friends,
India is the country which is very affected with the weather.It is also too big so the atmosphear of whole part is not same. if we see the state like Rajasthan, Tamilnadu etc. we can say them dry state every year People are of these state are havin the water Problem.and in the other side Asam, Himachal Pradesh, meghalay, these sates are over flodded in the reny seasoand get trouble.
The govt. spend lot of money to relef the public with these problem every year.
so if the water resourses is got nationalized then only we can slove the both problem saimenteneously and we can save lot of money.
So Friends i am fully agree with this actity " Water Resources In India Should Be Nationalized"
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| Author: Sandy 10 Oct 2008 | Member Level: Diamond | Rating: Points: 4 |
The main purpose of National utilization of water resources is uniform, proper and judicious use of this resource at every place, in order to avoid confrontation between the states, Nationalization should be done, but on the other hand it is also necessary that it should solve the purpose and should not be merely a political agenda.
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| Author: Prashant pratap singh 11 Oct 2008 | Member Level: Silver | Rating: Points: 5 |
hello friends..!!!
I am against nationalization. Till date whatever has been nationalized has not succeeded. An example can be banking and other nationalized industries that become under performers and waste resources. Water is most precious and should not be wasted. Look at agro-based industries; the number of suicides committed by farmers are indication enough that nationalization is not a good idea. Nationalization leads to mismanagement and bureaucracy.
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| Author: Prashant pratap singh 11 Oct 2008 | Member Level: Silver | Rating: Points: 4 |
If the southern States’ water issue is important then we can interlink rivers; nationalization may not be the only solution.
Interlinking of rivers is not happening because of the government and the bureaucracy. Isn’t this a good indication of how nationalization will actually be more negative than positive?
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| Author: Prashant pratap singh 11 Oct 2008 | Member Level: Silver | Rating: Points: 4 |
With nationalization we’ll move away from market economy. Interlinking has been in the pipeline since 1980 but nothing has been done so far.
Moreover,There is ample water in Punjab and Haryana;places like Marathwada face water problems. But nationalization will inevitably lead to corruption.
And nationalization will make industries non-competitive. Ournationalised companies cannot compete with MNC’s.
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| Author: Prashant pratap singh 11 Oct 2008 | Member Level: Silver | Rating: Points: 4 |
So, dear friends,in my view there should not be nationalization of water resources in india as it will rather led to corruption,burocracy,declined economy etc.
As india is one of the most corrupted country.There should not be any more of it.Hence i am agains the topic.
We have spoken a lot why don’t you all say something?
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| Author: Sandy 12 Oct 2008 | Member Level: Diamond | Rating: Points: 6 |
Hi Prashant you have mentioned a lots of problems regarding water resources as you said that Punjab is rich and Marathwara have less water resources, then why Nationalization will not help. How could you say that Nationalization of Banks was not a good step, why it will bring corruption, now is it good that some state may have a as much water resource that they have to waste it and at some place even flood is faced, while at other place we face draught. We are Indians not a Punjabi or a Marathi or a Gujarati and we felt pain even when there were earthquake in Gujarat and also when flood came at Bihar because we are one Indian and Nationalization of river resources can never be a parasitic approach, it will always be symbiotic and every state will be benefitted,
Regarding corruption, I just want to ask that will you stop earning due to fear of theft. Corruption is entirely unrelated to this.
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| Author: Chanchal Kumar Pal 14 Oct 2008 | Member Level: Bronze | Rating: Points: 6 |
Hello to all of you. In my view water resources should be nationalised. By nationalising it, it will come under the active control of a apex authority i.e. the Central Government. The Government of India has made a number of laws and byelaws for water resources. But most of the State Governments either do not implement it, or if they implement, they do so in a half hearted manner.
This is true in the case of Ganga Action Plan. Though a Policy was framed by the Central Government, it has been poorly implemented by the State Governments. As a result of which Ganga still remains a dirty and polluted river.
By nationalization of water resources, the Government of India could set up a Statutory Body to take necessary action in fully implementing its policies related to water resources.
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