India: There Will be Water Wars Soon: HC on Depleting Water Level in Delhi
Aug 14, 2014
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The Economic Times
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The Delhi High Court today said there would be "water wars" soon given the rate water sources is depleting and asked the city government whether it has any policy in place for implementing rain-water harvesting measures.
"Is there a policy for rain-water harvesting? Ground water levels are going down. There are carcinogenic materials in the ground which could contaminate water reservoirs. At this rate, we will have water wars soon,"a bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Siddharth Mridul said.
The Delhi High Court today said there would be "water wars" soon given the rate water sources is depleting and asked the city government whether it has any policy in place for implementing rain-water harvesting measures.Read more at:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/40200228.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppstThe Delhi High Court today said there would be "water wars" soon given the rate water sources is depleting and asked the city government whether it has any policy in place for implementing rain-water harvesting measures.
Read more at:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/40200228.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppstThe Delhi High Court today said there would be "water wars" soon given the rate water sources is depleting and asked the city government whether it has any policy in place for implementing rain-water harvesting measures.
Read more at:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/40200228.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst