Table of Contents LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1. Statement of problem; 1.2. Aims and Objectives; 1.3. Hypothesis; 1.4. Research Questions; 1.5. Research Methodology; 1.6. Research Design; 1.7. Importance of the Research; 1.8. Scope of Research; 1.9. Literature Review; CHAPTER 2 HUMAN RIGHT TO WATER 2.1. What is a right?; 2.2. Definitions of rights; 2.3. Relation between rights and duties; 2.4. Essential elements of rights; 2.5. Right to water; 2.6. "Human Right" to Water; CHAPTER 3 WATER AS COMMON PROPERTY RIGHTS 3.1. What are Common Property Resources?; 3.2. Importance of CPRS; 3.3. Kinds of CPRS; 3.4. Advantages associated with CPRs; 3.5. Commons in India; 3.5.1. Bringing back agricultural commons to India- the judgment; 3.5.2. Aftermath of the judgment; 3.6. Water as common property resources; 3.6.1. Water for Irrigation as common property resources ; 3.7. Tragedy of water commons; 3.8. Administration of commons; 3.9. Communitarian rights ; 3.10. Challenges; 3.11 . Solutions; CHAPTER 4 WATER GOVERNANCE vies-A-vies RIGHTS IN INDIA 4.1. State control governance framework; 4.2. Governance at the national level ; 4.2.1. Nature of Water Legislations in India; 4.2.2. Common Law Principles and Customary Rules ; 4.2.3. Constitutional Provisions; 4.2.4. Water Pollution Legislations; 4.2.5. Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 ; 4.2.6. Water Law Reform in India; A. Laws proposed by central government; B. Policies of the central government; c. Laws and policies framed by state governments; 4.2.7. Judicial Decisions; CHAPTER 5 USERS AND USES OF WATER 5.1 . Hydrologic cycle; 5.2. Multiple water uses ; 5.2.1. Domestic use ; 5.2.2. River pollution and environment; 5.2.3. Irrigation and Hydropower; 5.2.4. Industry and thermal power ; 5.2.5. Religious uses; 5.2.6. Livestock production; 5.3. Users; 5.3.1. Individuals ; 5.3.2. Farmers; 5.3.3. Industrialists ; 5.3.4. Hotels Hospitals; 5.3.5. Religious users ; 5.4. Case Studies; 5.4.1. Swajal project; 5.4.2. The Swajaldhara Guidelines ; 5.4.3. Salient Features of The National Water Policy; 5.4.4. Perumatty Grama Panchayat v. State of Kerala; CHAPTER 6 RIGHTS, CLAIMS AND ENTITILEMENTS OF USERS OF WATER 6.1. Conflict of Rights; 6.2. Towards a Group Rights approach; 6.2.1. Local Self Governance: Analysing the Rights v. Obligation Framework ; 6.2.2. Participatory Management for Conservation of water ; A. "Pani Panchayal" of Maharashlra; B. "Pani Panchayat" of Odisha; C. Participatory Irrigation Management in Karnataka;; 6.3. Towards an inclusive and holistic approach; 6.3.1. Industries and other water projects: Analysing the Rights v Obligation Framework; A. Common Effluent Treatment Plants for treating pollution of water that can likely affect the community; B. Water Resources and entitlements, rehabilitation, resettlement and sustenance of people; 6.3.2. The Regulating Legislations; A. The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986; B. The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974; 6.4. State authorities approach; 6.4.1. Institutions Governing "equitable distribution of water" 135; 6.4.2. National Water Mission: Main objective and Background; 6.5. Tackling the "Privatisation of Lakes" in Bangalore; COMPARATIVE STUDY 7.1. United States; 7.1.1. Water quantity law;; 7.1.2. Water quality law ; 7.2. Bolivia ; 7.3. Sweden; 7.3.1. Legal and Policy Framework Regarding Water; 7.3.2. Swedish Constitution Act and the Municipality Act ; 7.3.3. Public Water and Wastewater Plant Act ; 7.3.4. Institutional Framework; CHAPTER 8 CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Books ; Articles ; Reports; Legislative Materials; UN Documents; Cases; Internet Sources; Others.