RIGHT OF WATER-NEED OF SOCIAL JUSTICE

Billions of people are lacking safe drinking water in the word. Water is an amenity and indeed necessity of human being. Different epidemic water borne diseases are due to lack of access to safe drinking water in the word, especially in the third word. The human rights emphasis on implementation of global environmental justice and force to adopt such approach  which make sure the universal access of people to safe and potable water. Word is lacking of formal water provision and increasing environmental pollution leading towards significant challenges. The global dissertations concerning the human rights to water can be strengthened by applying environmental justice. Access to potable water is fundamental human right.

What is potable water?

Potable water can be defined as drinking water having qualities/parameters mentioned below:

•          Free of disease causing microorganisms

•          Desirable Taste

•          Odor (smell)

•          Color and

•          No Turbidity (cloudiness)

•          Contain no harmful chemicals

Objectives of Safe and treated water

The objectives of water treatment are to produce:

•          Water that is safe for human consumption

•          Water that is appealing aesthetically to the consumer and

•          Water at a reasonable cost

These objectives are readily met in the developed world and the technology of treatment is similar world-wide. Water treatment technologies are, however, constantly undergoing research, not only to improve the end water product but also to find ways of treating water that was once deemed unsuitable as a raw source. Advanced methods are also used by public waterworks to remove contaminants such as organics. Performance of water treatment plants should be in accordance with WHO drinking water guideline values at output ends like tap.  

Need of social justice for water

International aid providing communities, nations and local organizations have failed to satisfy the basic human water demand which caused a considerable, unnecessary and preventable human suffering. Though, there is an argument that access to water is a fundamental right and requirement of human beings. This should be protected by international laws, state practice and declarations. Governments, international aid providing agencies, local communities and non-governmental organizations should make provision of water requirement for  all human beings  and assured  fundamental human right of water. The different international forums completely failed to address this issue in 20^th century. The human right to water dialogue has a strategic potential not only to ensure physical access to water, but also to advance claims in broader social justice contexts.

In present situation, private water provision act did not allow to recognize other factors like underlying processes and enclosure. It is difficult to understand the potential of the human right of water (HRW). This emphasizes the importance of reforming the variable limits and opportunities associated with any strategy or concept. Basic fundamental human rights demand to consider the safe and possible human right of water irrespective of regions and public or private provision of boundaries. Access to water is an inseparable part of livelihoods and need a broader conceptualization of the HRW. It should be focused on scarcity and concomitant of social context.

“Water is precious, we have to protect it and make provision for human beings, future generations and for ourselves.”