There are different reasons for the lack of safe drinking water in India. A few of the reasons are:
- Lack of planning for water safety and security.
- Excess usage of plastic bags and bottles which is leading to pollution of water bodies.
- Proliferation of drilling over the past few decades without any monitoring and control
- Ever-growing population and reduction of forest and greenery.
- People lack a sense of ownership and maintenance of water sources and systems.
- Many citizens demand a free-of-cost supply of water from the government. But in reality, is not financially sustainable.
- People earlier were accessing water through wells and bore-wells are now demanding piped connections even in rural areas.
Hence, many households and communities across the country, are unable to access the protected water and suffer a lot.