The first National Water Policy was adopted in September, 1987.
One of the solutions to solve the country’s water woes is to create Indian Rivers Inter-link.c[2] India has been successful in creating live water storage capacity of about 253 billion cubic meter (BCM) so far.
The major provisions under the policy are: The policy also deals with participation of farmers and voluntary agencies, water quality, water zoning, conservation of water, flood and drought management, erosion etc.
[3] The main emphasis of National Water Policy 2012 is to treat water as economic good which the ministry claims to promote its conservation and efficient use.
[4] This provision intended for the privatization of water-delivery services is being criticized from various quarters.