Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 3

The Right to Water: An Inalienable Right

1Assistant Professor, Faculty of Legal Studies, Siksha ‘O'Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Online published on 18 July, 2017.

Abstract

This article is an attempt made by the author to discuss the various problems associated with water. As we know water is an essential ingredient of living organism. Whether a human or an animal, it is considered to be the lifeline of environment. Various factors those are solely responsible for the pollution and non accessibility of the water to the people. It is also emphasized that right to water is a fundamental right and guaranteed under the constitution of India.

Keywords

water, right to water, healthy environment, human life, pollution of water