13.3.6 Control Measures

. . Control Measures . Right to clean water is a fundamental right under the Indian Constitution (Article ). . Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, , sections to prohibit the pollution of a stream or well by disposal of polluting matter. . The Central/State Pollution Control Boards have the power to advise the central/state government on various matters concerned with the prevention and control of pollution of water. . The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) is the nodal agency of the Central Government for the planning, promotion, co-ordination and for overseeing the implementation of India’s environmental and forestry policies and programmes. . National river conservation plan (NRCP) was enacted in to improve the water quality of the rivers, which are the major fresh water resources in our country. This important assignment taken up under the NRCP includes, To capture the raw sewage flowing into the river through open drains and divert them for treatment. Setting up sewage treatment plants for treating the diverted sewage. Construction of low cost sanitation toilets to prevent open defecation on river banks.