Health Hygiene & Sanitation

Lesson 25 : Water pollution And Water Act

Water Act

In India, water pollution is becoming a serious problem. To protect water from being contaminated, Parliament in 1974 passed the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act. The Act provides legal action against the spread of water pollution. It is a comprehensive piece of legislation, which provides for the constitution of Central and State Water Boards and Joint Water Boards endowed with powers to control pollution.