Volume : 1, Issue : 5, October - 2012

Environment Protection: Global Perspective

Dr G A Solanki

Abstract :

Water law is the field of law dealing with the ownership, control, and use of water as a resource. It is most closely related to property law, but has also become influenced by environmental law. Because water is vital to living things and to a variety of economic activities, laws attempting to govern it have far–reaching effects. While India is marching with the world towards 21st Century there various issues that calls for attentions. One of such concern is issue pertaining to water resources and policies on these lines, both nationally and globally. Water pollution has emerged as one of the gravest environmental threats globally. Its biggest sources are city sewage and industrial waste that are discharged untreated into the rivers. Despite the best efforts of the government, only about 10 per cent of the waste water that is generated in the cities is treated. The entry of toxic substances into water bodies like lakes, streams and rivers leads to deterioration in the quality of water and severely affects the aquatic ecosystems. All these have a devastating effect on all living creatures that exist near the polluted water bodies. Urgent steps are needed to be taken at global level on water resources and the flawed policies need to be amended in order to obtain concrete results. This article highlights the availability and importance of water resources at global level and takes a ief review of the status of International Law relating to water resources.