{"id":293,"date":"2015-10-05T12:42:09","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T12:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iilsindia.com\/blogs\/?p=293"},"modified":"2023-10-28T16:48:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T11:18:32","slug":"right-to-water-as-fundamental-human-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iilsindia.com\/blogs\/right-to-water-as-fundamental-human-right\/","title":{"rendered":"Right to Water as Fundamental Human Right"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Water is one of the most fundamental requirements for every human to survive. Every individual should have access to water, satisfying the norms of quality and quantity. Water is necessary for survival, production of food , for environmental hygiene, etc. Right to water is one of the basic requirements for any other human right to have its value. Water is a natural resource, most\u00a0 vital component and an essential element and pre- condition of origin, occurance and existence of all known life and life forms-plants and animals, human and non-human including\u00a0 in their active and dynamic states. Today, in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> century the greatest threat to our\u00a0water\u00a0resources undoubtedly comes from\u00a0pollutions. As this is a problem worldwide, it is mainly in developing countries.<\/p>\n<p>The water is increasingly becoming polluted and scarce natural resources and has been problems in the context of environmental pollution in general due to multiple causes and has adverse effect on public health and safety, aquatic and marine life, plants and animal life, land and property, destruction of recreational facilities such as eco- tourisms. There are legal loopholes as the enforcement mechanisms are faulty and the pollution control is continues to be ineffective although the laws are very well drawn up. In other words, it is more of issue of water governance. This requires the urgency to make Right to Water as fundamental right. Right to Water is fundamental to life and health, sufficient and safe water is pre-condition for the realisation of Human Rights.<\/p>\n<p>As right to water is internationally recognised in various international instruments.\u00a0 African Constitution recognised Right to Water in Article 27 of the Bill of Rights. In India, Article 21of the Indian constitution guarantees right to life includes the right to pollution free water. But right to water has not been explicitly mentioned<em>.<\/em> In <em>Narmada Bachao Andolan<\/em> v. <em>Union of India<\/em>, \u00a0(2000) 10 SCC 664,\u00a0 it was held that <em>\u201cWater is the basic need for the survival of human beings and is part of the right to life and human rights as enshrined in Article 21 of the Constitution of India&#8230;.and The right to healthy environment and to sustainable development are fundamental human rights implicit in the right to \u201clife\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Post Contributed By:<\/p>\n<div>Laxmi Khawas<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iilsindia.com\">IILS<\/a>, Dagapur<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Water is one of the most fundamental requirements for every human to survive. Every individual should have access to water, satisfying the norms of quality and quantity. 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