Multiple choice

Dispute over sharing of waters of the Mahadayi River between which of the following two states was referred to a tribunal for adjudication under the Inter-State River Water Disputes (ISRWD) Act, 1956 by the Union government?

  1. Goa and Maharashtra

  2. Gujarat and Maharashtra

  3. Karnataka and Goa

  4. Maharashtra and Karnataka

  5. Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh

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Explanation

The Union government constituted a tribunal to settle the dispute over Mahadayi's waters between Karnataka and Goa (where it is called Mandovi). Inter-State River Water Disputes (ISRWD) Act, 1956 comes into picture when the Union Government receives request under Section 3 of the Act from any of the basin States with regard to existence of water dispute. Inter-state water disputes presently referred to the Central Government under ISRWD Act-1956 are related to Cauvery, Krishna, Ravi & Beas, Mahadayi and Vansadhara Rivers. The Act provides for settlement of disputes by negotiations failing which referring such dispute to a tribunal for adjudication. The decision of the tribunal shall have same force as an order or decree of the Supreme Court.