Right to safe drinking water: Managing water for drinking
UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in 2002 issued a General Comment on the Right to Water. However, provision of safe drinking water remains a challenge.
This section deals with some of the best practice case studies, courses, movies, slide show, significant research papers and policy reports to enable a better understanding on managing water for drinking.
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- Content Type: Case Studies, Data, Media, Research
- Media Type: Presentations, Video
- Category: Drinking Water, Hand-pumps
- Author: Vishwanath S.
- Location / Time: Ahmednagar, India, Maharashtra
- Difficulty Level: Beginner
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1. purity of drinking water
There is very alarming situation with respect to drinking water. In our country there is still need for the a more scientific way for purification of water. In cities water supplied to peoples consist of a lot of hazardous contaminants. There is no any governing bodies to check the purity of drinking water in cities. About 80% diseases are originated through water, therefore it is the moral responsibility of the government to provide safe and pure drinking water to their citizen.