Explanation:

 NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES COUNCIL National Water Resources Council (N.W.R.C.) was set up by the Government of India in March, 1983 as a national apex body with Prime Minister as the Chairman, Union Minister of Water Resources as the Vice-Chairman, and concerned Union Ministers, Chief Ministers of State Governments and Administrators/ Lt. Governors of the Union Territories as Members. Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, is the Secretary of the Council.
The functions of the Council are as follows:
a)To lay down the National Water Policy and to review it from time to time;
b)To consider and review development plans submitted to it (including alternative plans) by the National Water Development Agency, the River Basin Commissions etc;
c)To recommend acceptance of the plans with such modifications as may be considered appropriate and necessary;
d)To give directions for carrying out such further studies as may be necessary for full consideration of the plans or component thereof;
e)To advise on the modalities of resolving inter-State differences with regard to specific elements of these plans and such other issues that may arise during planning for implementation of the project;
f)To advise on practices and procedures, administrative arrangements and regulations for fair distribution and utilisation of water resources by different beneficiaries keeping in view optimum development and the maximum benefits to the people; and
g)To make such other recommendations as would foster expeditious, environmentally sound and economical development of water resources in various regions.
h)The Council has held three meetings so far.