The Challenges of Water Pollution, Threat to Public Health, Flaws of Water Laws and Policies in Pakistan

Azra Jabeen¹, Xisheng Huang¹, Muhammad Aamir²

¹School of Law, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
²College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing, China.

DOI: 10.4236/jwarp.2015.717125                

Abstract

In an era of unprecedented urbanization, population and industrial growth pressure is serious threat for the water management in Pakistan in present days. Water pollution from raw sewage, industrial wastes, and agricultural runoff limited natural fresh water resources in the country. Human health is facing serious problems due to deteriorating drinking water quality. Current review paper provides an insight to the water quality problems in Pakistan with an attempt to emphasize the challenges of water laws enforcement. Although Pakistan has developed many water laws the state of implementation is dominant, intermediate pollution crises are still remaining. We could come to the conclusion that strictly enforcement is compulsory for water environment regulations in Pakistan. Moreover, it is necessary to establish a reliable risk assessment system for water quality, human health and ecological safety.

Keywords

Water Pollution, Population, Urbanization, Public Health, Contamination, Industrial and Agricultural Pollution, Water Laws and Policies

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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