Will deprivation of water, both for drinking and irrigations, amount to violation of human rights? This question has been raised by the Tamil Nadu State Human Rights Commission, which has ruled in the affirmative.
Poor maintenance of reservoirs without regular desilting, environmental degradation and depletion of groundwater affecting the eco system and the denial of clean and rejuvenating environment are recognized as human rights violation in the present context of worldwide climate change and environmental degradation. Therefore, deprivation of these rights to livelihood will amount to violation of human rights, Jayanthi, IAS (retired), a member of the SHRC, has said.

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