The Flowing Rights

There is no doubt that the river water is one of the important primary sources of drinking water throughout the nation. The legal framework relating to protection of river biodiversity are very limited under the environmental jurisprudence in India. Many legislations such as the River Boards Act of 1956, the Water Pollution and Control of Pollution Act of 1974, and the State and Central Pollution Control Board now become inadequate and need to be amended according to the changing and complex need of the society and also for the better protection of the biodiversity. However, instead of looking at rivers as a resource with essential economical social, environmental, and cultural importance, the governments treat them as a mere resource for providing different water services. Specially in North Bengal region and eventually rivers always remain there and also often come into discussion directly or indirectly while addressing an environmental issue. Unfortunately, a thorough literature specifically aiming at the biodiversity. However, instead of looking at rivers as a resource with essential economical social, environmental, and cultural importance, the governments treat them as a mere resource for providing different water services. Specially in North Bengal region and eventually rivers always remain there and also often come into discussion directly or indirectly while addressing an environmental issue. Unfortunately, a thorough literature specifically aiming at the various problems relating to Rivers and their solutions is very difficult to find. The book focuses on the various enviro-legal aspects for the protection of the entire river biodiversity of the major rivers surrounding the North Bengal.