Executive Summary:
This notification concerns the Vansadhara Water Disputes Tribunal, constituted to adjudicate water disputes regarding the Inter-State river Vansadhara. The Central Government has extended the period for the Tribunal to submit its further report by one year, effective from December 11, 2020. This extension is granted due to pending actions required for completion by the Tribunal.
Key Points / Main Content:
Background of the Tribunal:
• The Vansadhara Water Disputes Tribunal was constituted on February 24, 2010, under the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956.
• The Tribunal's initial deadline to submit its report was February 23, 2013.
• The effective date of the Tribunal's constitution was later determined to be September 17, 2012, by the Supreme Court.
• The Tribunal submitted its report and decision on September 13, 2017.
Extensions of Deadlines:
• Several extensions have been granted for the submission of reports and further reports.
• The State of Odisha and the Central Government made further references to the Tribunal in December 2017, requiring a further report within one year (by December 10, 2018).
• Previous extensions were granted effective December 11, 2018, and December 11, 2019.
Current Extension:
• The Central Government extends the period for the Tribunal to submit its further report by one year, effective from December 11, 2020.
• This extension is granted under the proviso to subsection 3 of section 5 of the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956.
Impact Analysis:
Vansadhara Water Disputes Tribunal:
• Impact: The Tribunal is granted additional time to complete pending actions and submit its further report.
• Action Required: Continue working towards completing the report and submitting it within the extended deadline.
Central Government (Ministry of Jal Shakti):
• Impact: Responsible for overseeing the Tribunal's operations and granting extensions as needed.
• Action Required: Monitor the Tribunal's progress and ensure compliance with the extended deadline.
States Involved in the Water Dispute (Likely Odisha and Andhra Pradesh):
• Impact: The resolution of the water dispute is further delayed, pending the Tribunal's further report.
• Action Required: Await the Tribunal's further report and prepare to respond to its findings and recommendations.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Jal Shakti: The Union Ministry of Water Resources of India, responsible for development and regulation of the country's water resources.
Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation: A department under the Ministry of Jal Shakti responsible for water resources, river development, and Ganga rejuvenation.
Vansadhara Water Disputes Tribunal: A tribunal constituted to adjudicate water disputes regarding the InterState river Vansadhara.
InterState River Water Disputes Act, 1956: An act of the Indian Parliament to provide for the adjudication of disputes relating to waters of inter-State rivers and river valleys.
Vansadhara River: An interstate river about which a water dispute exists.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
Odisha: A state involved in the Vansadhara water dispute and made reference to the tribunal.
Supreme Court of India: The highest judicial body of India, which heard a case related to the Vansadhara Water Disputes Tribunal's constitution date.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—ईप-खण्ड (ii)
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स.ं 3933] नइ ददल्ली, बधु िार, ददसम्ब र 9, 2020/ऄग्रहायण 18, 1942
No. 3933] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2020/AGRAHAYANA 18, 1942
जल िजि मत्रं ालय
(जल ससं ाधन, नदी जिकास और गगं ा सरं क्षण जिभाग)
ऄजधसचू ना
नइ ददल्ली, 9 ददसम् बर, 2020
का.अ. 4474(ऄ).—ऄंतरराजययक नदी जल जििाद ऄजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 33) (जजसे आसमें आसके पश्चात ्
ईि ऄजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 4 के ऄधीन ऄजधसचू ना संखयांक का.अ. 465 (ऄ.), तारीख 24 फरिरी, 2010
द्वारा िंसधारा जल जििाद ऄजधकरण (जजसे आसम ें आसके पश्चात् ईि ऄजधकरण कहा गया ह)ै का ऄतं रराजययक िंसधारा
नदी और ईसकी नदी घाटी स ेसंबंजधत जल जििादों के न्यायजनणणयन के जलए गठन दकया गया था;
और, ईि ऄजधजनयम की धारा 5 की ईपधारा (2) के ऄधीन ईि ऄजधकरण स,े तीन िर्ण की ऄिजध के भीतर,
ऄथाणत,् तारीख 23 फरिरी, 2013 को या ईससे पूिण ऄपनी ररपोट ण और जिजनश्चय देना ऄपेजक्षत था;
और, ईि ऄजधकरण ने ररपोटण और जिजनश्चय प्रस्ट्तुत करने की ऄिजध को 24 फरिरी, 2013 स े एक िर्ण की और
ऄिजध बढाने का ऄनरु ोध दकया था और केन्रीय सरकार न े ऄजधसूचना संखयांक का.अ. 436 (ऄ.), तारीख 22 फरिरी,
2013 द्वारा ररपोट ण और जिजनश्चय प्रस्ट्तुत करन े की ऄिजध को 24 फरिरी, 2013 स े एक िर्ण की और ऄिजध के जलए
जिस्ट्ताररत कर ददया था;
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और, ओजडिा सरकार ने 2006 की ररट याजचका (जसजिल) संखयांक 443 म ें ऄंतिणती अिेदन संखयांक 2013 का
8 द्वारा माननीय ईच्चतम न्यायालय स े केन्रीय सरकार को ऄजधकरण के गठन की तारीख 17 जसतम्बर, 2012 स े संगणना
का जनदेि दने े का ऄनरु ोध दकया;
और, माननीय ईच्चतम न्यायलय ने तारीख 13 ददसंबर, 2013 को मामले की सुनिाइ की और यह अदेि पाररत
दकया दक क्योंदक ऄजधकरण न े 17 जसतंबर, 2012 स े काय ण करना प्रारंभ दकया था आसजलए ईस तारीख को ईि ऄजधजनयम
की धारा 5 की ईपधारा (2) के ऄधीन यथा ईपबंजधत तीन िर्ण की ऄिजध की सगं णना के प्रयोजन के जलए िंसधारा जल
जििाद ऄजधकरण के गठन की प्रभािी तारीख के रूप म ेंसमझा जाएगा;
और, केन्रीय सरकार न े ऄजधसूचना संखयांक का.अ. 778 (ऄ.) तारीख 14 माच,ण 2014 द्वारा यह जिजनश्चय
दकया दक ईि ऄजधकरण के गठन की प्रभािी तारीख 17 जसतंबर, 2012 होगी और तदनुसार ईि ऄजधजनयम की धारा 5
की ईपधारा (2) के ईपबंधों के ऄधीन िंसधारा जल जििाद ऄजधकरण द्वारा ररपोट ण और जिजनश्चय प्रस्ट्तुत करन े के जलए तीन
िर्ण की ऄिजध 17 जसतंबर, 2012 से प्रारंभ होगी;
और, ईि ऄजधकरण ने ररपोटण और जिजनश्चय प्रस्ट्तुत करने की ऄिजध को 17 जसतंबर, 2015 स े एक िर्ण की और
ऄिजध बढाने का ऄनरु ोध दकया था और केन्रीय सरकार न े ऄजधसूचना संखयांक का.अ. 2581 (ऄ.), तारीख 18 जसतंबर,
2015 द्वारा ररपोट ण और जिजनश्चय प्रस्ट्तुत करन े की ऄिजध को 17 जसतंबर, 2015 स े एक िर् ण की और ऄिजध के जलए
जिस्ट्ताररत कर ददया था;
और, ईि ऄजधकरण ने ररपोटण और जिजनश्चय प्रस्ट्तुत करने की ऄिजध को 17 जसतंबर, 2016 स े एक िर्ण की और
ऄिजध बढाने का ऄनरु ोध दकया था और केन्रीय सरकार ने ऄजधसूचना संखयांक का.अ. 2971 (ऄ.), तारीख 16 जसतंबर,
2016 द्वारा ररपोट ण और जिजनश्चय प्रस्ट्तुत करन े की ऄिजध को 17 जसतंबर, 2016 स े एक िर् ण की और ऄिजध के जलए
जिस्ट्ताररत कर ददया था;
और, ईि ऄजधकरण न े ईि ऄजधजनयम की धारा 5 की ईपधारा (2) के ऄधीन ऄपनी ररपोटण और जिजनश्चय
तारीख 13 जसतंबर, 2017 को प्रस्ट्तुत कर ददया था;
और, ईडीसा रायय न े तारीख 11 ददसंबर, 2017 को ईि ऄजधजनयम की धारा 5 की ईपधारा (3) के परंतुक के
ऄधीन ईि ऄजधकरण को और जनदेि दकया तथा केंरीय सरकार न े ईि ऄजधकरण म ें तारीख 12 ददसंबर, 2017 को और
जनदेि दकया तथा ईि ऄजधकरण ने 10 ददसंबर, 2018 को या ईससे पहले एक िर्ण की ऄिजध के भीतर ऄपनी ऄजतररि
ररपोटण प्रस्ट्ततु करनी थी;
और, ईि ऄजधकरण ने ऄपनी ऄजतररि ररपोट ण प्रस्ट्ततु करन े की ऄिजध 11 ददसम्बर, 2018 स े एक िर्ण की और
ऄिजध बढाने का ऄनुरोध दकया था और केन्रीय सरकार न े ऄजधसूचना संखयांक का.अ. 474(ऄ.), तारीख 25 जनिरी,
2019 द्वारा ऄजतररि ररपोट ण प्रस्ट्तुत करने की ऄिजध को 11 ददसम्बर, 2018 स े एक िर्ण की और ऄिजध के जलए
जिस्ट्ताररत कर ददया था;
और, ईि ऄजधकरण ने ऄपनी ऄजतररि ररपोट ण प्रस्ट्ततु करन े की ऄिजध 11 ददसम्बर, 2019 स े एक िर्ण की और
ऄिजध बढाने का ऄनरु ोध दकया था और केन्रीय सरकार न े ऄजधसूचना संखयांक का.अ. 4533(ऄ.), तारीख 13 ददसंबर,[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 3
2019 द्वारा ऄजतररि ररपोट ण प्रस्ट्तुत करने की ऄिजध को 11 ददसम्बर, 2019 स े एक िर्ण की और ऄिजध के जलए
जिस्ट्ताररत कर ददया था;
और, कुछ काय ण ऄभी भी ईि ऄजधकरण द्वारा परू ा करन े के जलए लंजबत ह,ैं ईि ऄजधकरण ने ऄपनी ऄजतररि
ररपोटण प्रस्ट्ततु करने की ऄिजध 11 ददसंबर, 2020 स े एक िर्ण के जलए और बढाने का ऄनरु ोध दकया ह;ै
ऄतः ऄब, केन्रीय सरकार, ईि ऄजधजनयम की धारा 5 की ईपधारा (3) के परन्तुक द्वारा प्रदत्त्त िजित्त्यों का
प्रयोग करत े हुए, ईि ऄजधकरण द्वारा ऄजतररि ररपोट ण प्रस्ट्ततु करने की ऄिजध को तारीख 11 ददसंबर, 2020 स े एक िर् ण
की और ऄिजध के जलए बढाती ह ै।
[फा. स.ं N-60012/1/2017-बी.एम.]
संजय ऄिस्ट्थी, संयुि सजचि
MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI
(Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 9th December, 2020
S.O. 4474(E).—Whereas, the Vansadhara Water Disputes Tribunal (hereinafter called the said Tribunal) was
constituted on the 24th February, 2010 vide notification number S.O.465 (E), dated the 24th February, 2010 under
section 4 of the Inter-State River Water Disputes, Act, 1956 (33 of 1956) (hereinafter called the said Act) for the
adjudication of the water disputes regarding Inter-State river Vansadhara, and river valley thereof;
And whereas, the said Tribunal was required to submit its report and decision under sub-section (2) of section
5 of the said Act within a period of three years, that is, on or before the 23rd February, 2013 ;
And whereas, the said Tribunal had requested to extend the period of submission of report and decision for a
further period of one year with effect from the 24th February, 2013 and the Central Government vide notification
number S.O.436 (E), dated the 22nd February, 2013, had extended the period of submission of report and decision for
a further period of one year one year with effect from the 24th February, 2013;
And whereas, the Government of Odisha approached the Hon’ble Supreme Court vide Interlocutory
Application number 8 of 2013 in Writ Petition (C) number 443 of 2006 to direct the Central Government to reckon the
date of constitution of the Tribunal as the 17th September, 2012;
And whereas, the Hon’ble Supreme Court heard the matter and passed the order on the 13th December, 2013
that as the Tribunal started functioning with effect from the 17th September, 2012, that date be considered as the
effective date of the constitution of the Vansadhara Water Disputes Tribunal for the purpose of calculating the period
of three years as provided under sub-section (2) of section 5 of the said Act;
And whereas, the Central Government vide notification number S.O.778 (E), dated the 14th March, 2014,
had decided that the effective date of constitution of said Tribunal shall be the 17th September, 2012, and accordingly,
under the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 5 of the said act, the period of three years for submission of report
and decision by the Vansadhara Water Disputes Tribunal shall commence from the 17th September, 2012;
And whereas, the said Tribunal had requested to extend the period of submission of report and decision for a
further period of one year with effect from the 17th September, 2015 and the Central Government vide notification
number S.O. 2581 (E), dated the 18th September, 2015, had extended the period of submission of report and decision
for a further period of one year with effect from the 17th September, 2015 ;
And whereas, the said Tribunal had requested to extend the period of submission of report and decision for a
further period of one year with effect from the 17th September, 2016 and the Central Government vide notification4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
number S.O. 2971(E), dated the 16th September, 2016, had extended the period of submission of report and decision
for a further period of one year with effect from the 17th September, 2016;
And whereas the said Tribunal submitted its report and decision under sub-section (2) of section 5 of the said
Act on the 13th September, 2017;
And whereas the State of Odisha made further reference to the said Tribunal under the proviso to sub-section
(3) of section 5 of the said Act on the 11th December, 2017 and the Central Government made further reference to the
said Tribunal on the 12th December, 2017 and the Tribunal had to submit its further report within a period of one
year, that is, on or before the 10th December, 2018;
And whereas, the said Tribunal had requested to extend the period of submission of further report for a
further period of one year with effect from the 11th December, 2018 and the Central Government vide notification
number S.O. 474(E), dated the 25th January, 2019, had extended the period of submission of further report by the said
Tribunal for a further period of one year with effect from the 11th December, 2018;
And whereas, the said Tribunal had requested to extend the period of submission of further report for a
further period of one year with effect from the 11th December, 2019 and the Central Government vide notification
number S.O. 4533(E), dated the 13th December, 2019, had extended the period of submission of further report by the
said Tribunal for a further period of one year with effect from the 11th December, 2019;
And whereas certain actions are still pending for completion by the Tribunal, the said Tribunal has now
requested to extend the period of submission of further report for a further period of one year with effect from the
11th December, 2020;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to sub-section (3) of section 5 of the said
Act, the Central Government hereby extends the period of submission of further report by the said Tribunal for a
further period of one year with effect from the 11th December, 2020.
[F. No. N-60012/1/2017-BM]
SANJAY AWASTHI, Jt. Secy.
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