Question : VANSADHARA TRIBUNAL



(a) whether Vansadhara Water Disputes Tribunal has been constituted; and

(b) if so, the details thereof along with its composition including the persons who have chaired the Tribunal since its constitution?

Answer given by the minister



THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (PROF. SANWAR LAL JAT)

(a)&(b) Yes Madam, the Vansadhara Water Disputes Tribunal (VWDT) has been constituted by this Mini- stry vide notification dated 24th February, 2010 with Justice B.N. Agrawal, former Judge of the Supreme Court of India as Chairman, Justice Nirmal Singh, former Judge of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court and Justice B. N. Chaturvedi, former Judge of the Delhi High Court, as Members. Further, pursuant to resignation of Justice B.N. Agrawal and Justice Nirmal Singh, Dr. Justice Mukundakam Sharma, former Judge of the Supreme Court of India and Justice Ghulam Mohammed, former Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, have been appointed as Chairman, VWDT and Member, VWDT respectively.