Democratic Governance of Water for Sustaining India's Development
By: Philip, Reinhart
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BookPublisher: Indian Journal of Political Science Description: 85(3), Jul-Sept, 2024: p.569-576.Subject(s): development, drinking water, Governance, water, water scarcitySummary: India is one of the fastest growing economics in the world and its expected to be one of the top three economies in the world with in a period of 10-15 years. The growth in economy coupled with an increase3 in population will normally rise the demand for water which is already shrinking at an alarming rate. The pressures of development have converted many of the water bodies into discharge units of industrial, commercial and domestic wastes. The disappearance of traditional sources of water or its pollution is forcing many to rely on sources contaminated by their own untreated human waste as well as industrial and agricultural poisons for drinking, making a sizeable portion of the population victims of water borne diseases and preventable deaths. Since, India is one of the most water stressed regions in the world, allocation of water to multiple uses at the same time is a real challenges. So what is needed is democratic governance to ensure a balance between the biological, agricultural, commercial and industrial needs for water on the other hand and ecological needs on the other hand. The present study revolves round the question of democratic allocation of water to sustain India's development. - Reproduced
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India is one of the fastest growing economics in the world and its expected to be one of the top three economies in the world with in a period of 10-15 years. The growth in economy coupled with an increase3 in population will normally rise the demand for water which is already shrinking at an alarming rate. The pressures of development have converted many of the water bodies into discharge units of industrial, commercial and domestic wastes. The disappearance of traditional sources of water or its pollution is forcing many to rely on sources contaminated by their own untreated human waste as well as industrial and agricultural poisons for drinking, making a sizeable portion of the population victims of water borne diseases and preventable deaths. Since, India is one of the most water stressed regions in the world, allocation of water to multiple uses at the same time is a real challenges. So what is needed is democratic governance to ensure a balance between the biological, agricultural, commercial and industrial needs for water on the other hand and ecological needs on the other hand. The present study revolves round the question of democratic allocation of water to sustain India's development. - Reproduced
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