Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti has said that Centre is discussing the issue of bringing water into concurrent list with States. Inaugurating the Jal Manthan-III in New Delhi today, Ms Bharti said her Ministry is also seriously working on new acts for water use and Ganga. <br/><br/>Deliberating on various issues related to water resources management, the Minister said water user associations are not performing up to the mark in some States and Government may have to take active help from NGOs to strengthen these associations. <br/><br/>Underlying the need for peoples participation in water resources management, the Minister said there is a need to convert Jal Kranti into Jan Kranti. The Minister also referred to Manas-Sankosh-Teesta-Ganga-Mahanadi-Godawari link and called it as Mother link of inter-linking of rivers in the country. Ms. Bharti said a section of the people in a particular state are opposed to this link and termed it as political. <br/><br/>She said the successful completion of this link would be able to solve the drought and flood problems of the states of West-Bengal, Bihar and Odisha to a great extent. <br/><br/>The day-long event has been organized by the Ministry of Water Resources with a view to have wider consultations among various stakeholders to brain-storm new ideas for solutions to various issues of water sector.<br/><br/>About 700 participants comprising Irrigation and Water Resources Ministers of States, eminent experts in water sector, representatives of NGOs and senior officers of the Central and State Governments had consultations and discussions on Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana, River Basin Management, River Rejuvenation and Ecology, Flood management, Water use efficiency and Participatory irrigation management.