The 45-year allotment period ends in December, thus Gujarat will want a higher share of the Narmada waters.
Gujarat is anticipated to reference the increasing calls from industry and agriculture for Madhya Pradesh to provide them a bigger portion of the Narmada River's waters.
The 45-year allocation term is scheduled to finish on December 12, and Gujarat is anticipated to request a higher share of the Narmada River resources from Madhya Pradesh, citing soaring demands for agriculture and industry, according to two officials of the western state. The authorities emphasised that the reason behind the drive is Gujarat's “consistent full utilisation” of its share, whereas Madhya Pradesh has been utilising less than half of its quota. In December 1979, the Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal (NWDT) divided the river waters among four states. Gujarat requested 22.02 Million Acre Feet (MAF) of water, of which 20.73 MAF was needed for irrigation in order to cover 126.26 lakh hectares of gross command area. Up to 71.38 lakh hectares of the land needed irrigation. An extra
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