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Lessons from Plachimada for Water Law : Who Should Own the Groundwater

Mahesh Menon

Lessons from Plachimada for Water Law : Who Should Own the Groundwater - Bangalore NLSIU 2013 - 84p

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Certificate II;
Declaration III;
Acknowledgements IV;
Index of Abbreviations VI;
Summary IX;
Research Methodology Xli;
Chapter One: What Happened at Plachimada & Plachimadas in the making. 1;
A. The Story of Plachimada 1;
B. Plachimadas in the Making 9;
Chapter Two: The Common Law & Regulation of Groundwater 17;
A. The English Rule and American Rules. 17;
B. The Public Trust Approach to Groundwater 24;
C. The Common Law in India and Attempts at Reform 30;
Chapter Three: The Regulation of Groundwater: International approaches 38;
A. The Lessons from International Experience 56;
Chapter 4: Reconceptualising the Ground Water Law for India 58;
A. The Case for Decentralization 58;
B. Strategies for India 61;
Chapter 5: Conclusions 70;
Bibliography 73.


Ground Water Law - Reconceptualisation - India Groundwater Regulation - International Approach