Question

How significant are the laws, people's actions, in the context of water resources?
Write a short note based on the ideas discussed in the last two sections of the chapter.

Answer 1

Significance of the laws and people’s actions, in the context of water resources are as follows:

i) The groundwater, which has been getting accumulated for years has become the main source especially for agriculture and domestic use.

ii) The tremendous usage of it has reduced the groundwater level. Similarly, there are other water resources like a river which is being contaminated with the release of pollution into the water bodies.

iii) People's awareness and laws by the government are very important to prevent the depletion of water resources.

iv) The people need to control or limit the usage of water. There could be fewer borewells and mainly to be used for drinking purposes.

v) Water is a collective of a pool of resources and it is not possible to regulate the resources as the consumption of each source is interlinked.

vi) The laws at present are not as absolute as they are limited to the owners.