Parisara Envis Newsletter State Environment Related Issues

Water is an elixir for the mankind and its quality determines health of communities. As all the water that is available on the earth is not suitable for consumption, understanding its quality becomes has a geographical context, study of its quality, quantity and variation of both over large region is very important. The National Water Policy (2002) states “Water is a prime natural resource, a basic human need and a precious national asset”. As such, the policy emphasizes that planning, development and management of water resources should be governed by national perspectives. The Karnataka State Water Policy, 2002, highlights the limited availability of water resources, which are stressed and depleting due to increasing sectoral demands in the State. the prime concern. As groundwater is found to be most appropriate source and at the same time