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Title: New water allocation policy announced
Source:The Times of India
Date:18 December 2012
MWRRA (Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority) has announced the new water resources allocation policy which stipulates the maximum allocation for all categories of domestic and industrial users. It has prescribed a formula by which the allocation is to be reduced for various categories in case of drought. The policy has also introduced penal action for local bodies if they do not recycle a part of the water they use. The policy stresses that ideally only 20% of water should be for non-irrigation purpose but as demand for water has increased it has created pressure on sources and curtailed quota of irrigation sector as drinking water has a higher priority. Water use efficiency and water quality improvement are the criteria used for framing for allocation policy. The objective is to encourage non-irrigation users to meet their increasing demand by recycling and reusing or from other sources like groundwater.


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