The 'National Water Policy' (NWP) 2012 emphasises that water allocation priority order is:
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Industrial use first, then drinking water
Drinking water and sanitation first, then irrigation, hydropower, industrial use in order
Irrigation first (agriculture is largest user)
Hydropower first for economic development
Correct Answer
B. Drinking water and sanitation first, then irrigation, hydropower, industrial use in order
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NWP 2012 priority order: (1) Drinking water; (2) Sanitation; (3) Agriculture (irrigation); (4) Hydropower; (5) Industrial use; (6) Navigation, ecology, etc. Water treated as an economic good. Advocates: integrated water resource management (IWRM), conjunctive use of surface and groundwater, water use efficiency, PPP in water sector.
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