MONITORING AND STANDARD COMPLIANCE OF VARIOUS WATER LAWS IN INDIA: A LEGAL APPROACH

Abstract

Water is essential to sustain Life in all forms Water conservation is necessary. Therefore the water right has been read as a part of the right to Life Under Article 21 of the constitution of India. Water in the natural environment Supports a variety of ecosystem Services to cater to the basic needs and to also support economic and cultural activities. According to UNDP: Water the stuff of Life and a basic human right is at the heart of a daily crisis faced by countless Millions of the world's most vulnerable people . Inefficient use of water resources as well as pollution caused by reckless industrialisation and the increase in human population have led to a Scarcity of potable water. Some of the causes of water pollution are industrial and Urban waste, and oil leakages . pesticide and fertilizer, Marine dumping of waste, acidification of rain, and overall increase in Marine water temperatures. Contaminated water results in water-borne diseases affecting human beings Plants and animals. It has its impact on agriculture as well thus affecting the economy. In light of international developments especially the Stockholm conference of 1972, to which India is a party, there was a need to focus on sustainable development and water pollution being the most glaring of menace there was a need to check it through legislation. The laws of Manu also addressed issues related to the regulation of water, such as pollution and its impact on health.