Water Resources — Policy Changes

Entry	Year	Description	Impact
42nd Amendment Act	1976	This amendment introduced Article 48A (Protection and improvement of environment and safeguarding of forests and wild life) and Article 51A(g) (Fundamental Duty to protect and improve the natural environment) into the Constitution. While not directly about water allocation, it laid the constitutional foundation for environmental protection, which inherently includes the protection of water quality and aquatic ecosystems. It shifted environmental concerns from a peripheral issue to a constitutional mandate.	The 42nd Amendment provided a constitutional basis for environmental legislation and judicial activism in environmental matters, including water pollution control. It empowered the state to enact laws like the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, and subsequent environmental protection acts, giving them stronger constitutional backing. This indirectly but significantly impacts the management and conservation of water resources by ensuring their quality and ecological integrity.

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