Right to water and Humanity: A Study on Semara- an Indian VillageQC

Right to water and Humanity: A Study on Semara- an Indian Village
Dr. Alok Chantia
Lecturer, Dept. of Anthropology
Sri Jai Narain Post Graduate College
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh,India
E-Mail alokchantia@rediffmail.com
Abstract:
The right to water as part of right to food is more complex. While drinking and cooking
water is protected as human right but water for food production would probably not be
covered under the minimum need in arid areas, as agriculture production requires higher
amounts of water. Although industry and electricity are important for ensuring an
adequate standard of living, but these uses must not infringe on the right to household
water. Individual household needs must first be ensured and contamination of drinking
water must be avoided.
Another aspect of water right is affordability and accessibility. If members of the
household – mainly girl children and women ,must walk miles for water for the daily use
or have to pay prohibitive prices at the alter of other basic rights such as education, health
service or food or else use contaminated water then individuals of that household are not
enjoying their right to adequate water. In my proposed work an attempt has been made to
evaluate the right to water by taking the sample of samara Village.