 bill no  32  of  2011 the nationalisation of inter-state rivers bill, 2011 byshri adhir ranjan chowdhury, mp a billto provide for nationalisation of inter-state rivers for the purpose of equitable distribution of river waters among the states and for matters connected therewith or incidental theretobe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-second year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the nationalisation of inter-state rivers act, 2011(2) it extends to the whole of indiashort title, extent and commencement5(3) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notificationin the official gazette, appointdefinitions2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—(a) "appropriate government" means the state government in case of a stateand the central government in all other cases;10(b) "inter-state river" means any river which has its source in one state andpasses through two or more states including the states in which the river has its origin before it submerges into the sea and also includes, a lake, tank, rivulet, which has its source from a river which is an inter-state river; and(c) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act3 notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, no state shall have exclusive right over an inter-state river or to its useno state to have exclusive right over an inter-state river4 on and from the date of commencement of this act, the central government shall have exclusive right and control over all inter-state riversonly central government to have right and control over inter- state rivers55 (1) every state government/union territory administration  shall forward its requirements of water for all purposes, including irrigation and drinking water to the central government and also its requirements for electricitystate governments to forward requirements for water/electricity10(2) while forwarding its requirements, every  state government/union territory administration  shall indicate the rivers, which are not inter-state rivers, and their status and any dam constructed within the state on any river, including an inter-state river, and its capacity for storage of water and electricity generated from those rivers (3) every appropriate government shall also indicate the average rainfall in the state during the last three years in different seasons and the amount of rainfall during the current year156 (1) it shall be the duty of the central government to distribute river water of every inter-state river to the states within which such rivers pass throughcentral government to distribute inter-state river water (2) while distributing river waters, the central government shall take into consideration the following factors:—20 (a) the population and area of each interested state; (b) the land available for farming in each state; (c) the requirements for drinking water and for agricultural and other purposes in each state; (d) the length of inter-state river passing through each state; and (e) the requirements and availability of electricity in each state257 (1) on and from the date of commencement of this act, no appropriate government shall construct any hydro-electrical plant or project on any inter-state river or based on itcentral government to construct hydroelectrical plants on inter- state rivers (2) the central government shall have exclusive right and control to construct any power plant meant for power generation on any inter-state river and shall distribute electricity in such ratio, among the states through which the inter-state rivers pass, as may be prescribed30 (3) every  state  government shall pay to the central government in such ratio as may be prescribed for the electricity it receives from any hydro-electrical plant or project constructed on an inter-state riverpower to make rules35 8 (1) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, makerules for carrying out the purposes of this act40(2) every rule made under this act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each house of parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both the houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule statement of objects and reasonsindia is a union of states there are many rivers, big or small flowing through many states before they submerge into the nearest sea today half of our population do not have access to potable water water is also not available for irrigation and other purposes as a result, production of agricultural products has been considerably reducedit has been observed that many states through which a river flows, fight for considerable share of river water  and try to deprive the just and due demand of other states consequently, many cases are pending in tribunals for settlement it is a common knowledge that tribunals take a long time before delivering judgement in the meantime the affected states fight each other for their share of water from the inter-state rivers and as a result, there is always strained relation among the statestherefore, it is proposed that only the central government shall have exclusive right and control over all inter-state rivers and it shall distribute river water according to pre-determined formula for allocation of water it is proposed that the central government shall also have exclusive right over electricity projects constructed on inter-state rivers this measure will not only enable distribution of river water among the different states without affecting the interests of the concerned states but also  enable proper utilisation of available resourcesnew delhi;adhir ranjan chowdhuryjuly 18, 2011 financial memorandumclause 7 of the bill provides that the central government shall construct hydro electrical plants or projects on inter-state rivers though there is a provision that every state government shall pay to the central government in such ratio as may be prescribed for the electricity it receives, yet some expenditure will be incurred from the consolidated fund of india it is likely that an annual recurring expenditure of about rupees five hundred crore will be involveda non-recurring expenditure of about rupees five hundred crore is also likely to be involved memorandum regarding delegated legislation clause 8 of the bill empowers the central government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the bill since the matters will relate to detail only, the delegation of legislative power is of a normal character lok  sabha————— a billto provide for nationalisation of inter-state rivers for the purpose of equitable distribution of river water among the states and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto—————(shri adhir ranjan chowdhury, mp)