UPSC GS case study: Gujarat water governance model for mains

MUST-SAVE CASE STUDY | Gujarat’s Water Governance Model → From India to the Global South When water becomes scarce, our first instinct is usually: build more dams, canals, pipelines. But Gujarat’s experience gives a better lesson: Water security is not just an engineering problem. It is a governance problem. The real shift came when political leadership, institutions, public finance and community participation worked together. Pani Samitis are a good example of taking water management closer to the people. That one idea can fit into answers on water governance, decentralisation, climate resilience, SDG-6 and community participation. Remember the principle: Infrastructure can bring water. Good governance keeps it flowing