In olden days what were the arrangement made for drinking water ?
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Explanation: in the year 2002, the United nations declared the Right to water, which entitles everyone to sufficient, safe, acceptable, physically accessible and affordable water for personal and domestic use.
The constitution of india also recognises the Right to water as a part of the right to life under article 21. This means that it is the right of every person to have sufficient amount of water to meet his/her daily needs and also get safe drinking water to led a healthy life, free of waterborne diseases such as diarrhoea and cholera.
The government of india has been trying hard to provide safe drinking water to people. In urban areas, this is the function of the municipal bodies. Since independence, to government has taken various steps to provide safe drinking water in the rural areas. some of these steps are discussed below.
- The Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme launched in 1972-73 aims at providing safe drinking water in villages.
- A separate department of 'Safe Drinking Water Supply' was created in the ministry of Rural Development in 1999.