A Geographical Analysis of Water and Sanitation Facilities in Jaipur

Abstract

Since the beginning of life on this planet water always remained the most important tool for survival. Water is the basic necessity of life. Safe drinking water and sanitation are fundamental to health, survival, growth and development. In 2010 the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution recognizing that the human right to water and sanitation are a part of right to an adequate standard of living. Safe drinking water and basic sanitation are so obviously essential to health that they risk being taken for granted. Most of the Indian cities are facing acute problems of water in the form of quantity as well as quality. Jaipur is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan in Western India. People in the city are facing problem of water availability. Traditional water reservoirs in the city are depleting day by day. Lack of govt. initiative and increasing population pressure are some of the main causes behind their apathetic conditions.