An Empirical Study on Groundwater and Sustainability Anent International Environmental Jurisprudence

Abstract

“A development is not development if it destroys our planet. ” This article gives an encapsulation of the concept of sustainable development. It gives an overview of the concept of sustainable groundwater resource development. The world is progressing at an alarming rate where sustainable development has become the undeniable need of the hour. As per Brundtland report, sustainable development as a concept advocate the use of resources in a matter that the present demands are fulfilled without compromising on the need of the future generation. This paper attempts at explaining how the concept of Sustainable has helped in enriching the legal environmental jurisprudence. It further provides an examination of the international legal instruments on groundwater resources viz., UNCCD, and UNECE Water Convention. Further, this paper constructs an analysis of The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. This article specifically deals with the capital city of Chhattisgarh, Raipur's groundwater depletion, and how it has affected its residents. Empirical research had been conducted to this effect; an analysis of which has been reproduced in the paper.