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The Union Water Resources Ministry has finalised a committee to draft a new National Water Policy (NWP). It will be chaired by Mr Mihir Shah, who is a former Planning Commission member and a water expert. The committee has 10 principal members, including Mr Shashi Shekhar, a former secretary of Water Resources, and Mr A.B. Pandya, former chairman of the Central Ground Water Board. The committee is expected to produce a report within six months. In September, Union Water Resources Minister Mr Gajendra Shekhawat said that the Centre was planning to update the NWP and make key changes in water governance structure and regulatory framework. A National Bureau of Water Use Efficiency was also on the cards, he said.