Minister says the bill needs the full support and acceptance of all state governments.
The Water, Land and Natural Resources Ministry has drafted the Water Resources Bill for use by all states to strengthen the management and control of water resources and related enforcement actions throughout the country.
“This bill needs the full support and acceptance of all state governments to ensure that issues like river pollution can be tackled effectively in an integrated manner. Xavier said this to clarify a newspaper report yesterday titled"National Water Resources Under Threat", which said no action had been taken to save and rehabilitate polluted rivers.
“The ministry through the Drainage and Irrigation Department has implemented a structural approach like building infrastructure for treating river water and installing log booms at several locations of major rivers,” he said.
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