Water Wastage Can Send You to Jail for 5 Years
According to guidelines from Central Groundwater Authority (CGWA), people wasting fresh, potable, or groundwater can encounter imprisonment of up to five years or a heavy fine of up to rupees 1 lakh or both if the person is not aligned with the structure made by local civic authorities to carry out the order. The notification came under Section 5 of the Environment Act to cope with the directions laid down by National Green Tribunal in November 2019. All this happened after a petitioner sought to make potable water misuse and wastage a punishable act in our country.