<h1>National Water Policy implementation urged to strengthen water resilience; ministry directed to act promptly on policy rollout.</h1> Parliamentary panel urges immediate implementation of the New National Water Policy to address shrinking per capita water availability, worsening quality and low system efficiency, directing the Ministry of Jal Shakti to finalise and operationalise the policy on a priority, time-bound basis to establish governance systems and resilience measures against scarcity, pollution and climate disruptions. The committee also identified staffing shortages in State Dam Safety Organisations under the Dam Safety Act, 2021 and called for concrete remedial action, while pressing for rigorous implementation of flood-management master plans and dedicated financial support for rainwater harvesting and river conservation.