An Overview of Policies Impacting Water Quality and Governance in India

摘要: Water is one of the most crucial elements in developmental planning India for 21st century. The growth urban megalopolises, increased industrial activity and dependence agricultural sector on chemicals fertilizers has resulted overcharging carrying capacity water bodies to assimilate decompose wastes. Several ambitious legal institutional measures projects like Pollution Act, Control Boards, National River Action Plan have yielded no significant results. There a need bring about perceivable shift philosophy address problems meet demands growing population by improving efficiency, prioritizing demand sector-wise, adopting policies practices that check resource degradation.