Water pollution in India: Causes and remedies

Water pollution in India is a major problem. In recent years due to industrialization and urbanization in India, this problem has become gigantic. Right to access water is a basic human right. Indian constitution does not make this right a specific right. Article 21 of the constitution of India provides that every person has the right to life. This Article embodied in it, the right to pure water for drinking. Life of a human cannot be sustained with polluted water. Pollution free water is the only hope for the healthy life. The root cause of a number of diseases is the polluted water. There are a number of causes responsible for polluting the water. Polluted water doesn't come from a single source. Article 47 imposes duty on the state to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living including improvement of public health. It is the duty of the state to provide pure water to the public. It is also the duty of every citizen under article 51 (A) g to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wildlife and to have compassion for living creatures. To control the pollution of water the Prevention and Control of Water Pollution Act, 1974 was enacted. People are not much aware about the causes and remedies of the water pollution. They do not know, how to check the water supplied to them and what type of water is suitable. The punitive measures are also not strong enough to control the water pollution. The purpose of this research paper is to point these problems and the solution.