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India's Water Future 2050

Potential Deviations from ‘Business-as-Usual’

Shilp Verma is with the Department of Management and Institutions, UNESCO-IHE, The Netherlands. E-mail: s.verma{at}cgiar.org

Sanjiv J. Phansalkar

Sanjiv J. Phansalkar is a senior researcher and team leader at IWMI-Tata Water Policy Programme in Anand, Gujarat. E-mail: s.phansalkar{at}cgiar.org, sanjiv.phansalkar{at}gmail.com

The debate on India's ambitious river-linking project is highly polarized. While the proponents insist that scores of highly qualified engineer-years have been invested in studying the feasibility of the links, the analysis is not available in the public domain. On the other hand, the opponents argue that the project is a conspiracy to hide the past inefficiencies of the irrigation bureaucracy; and yet, the alternatives proposed by them for India's impending water challenge also seem far from concrete. This article critically examines the National Commission Integrated Water Resource Development (NCIWRD) report, which has repeatedly been cited as the basis for planning and justifying the project, and outlines a framework for research which will help in raising the level of this important national debate by helping to develop a refined, textured and nuanced understanding of ‘India's water future 2050’.

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