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India has been traditionally well-endowed with large freshwater
reserves, but increasing population, urbanization and agricultural
growth in recent decades are causing overexploitation of surface
and groundwater. As consumption of water grows, wastewater
increases significantly and in the absence of proper measures for
treatment and management, is polluting existing freshwater
reserves. As a result, water pollution has emerged as one of the
nation's gravest environmental threats. This book draws a link
between water pollution generated by different industries and the
various economic activities of the Indian economy using the
Input-output framework. It constructs a detailed water pollution
coefficient matrix involving different types of water pollutants.
The book estimates the total amount of water pollution generated
directly and indirectly in different sectors and activities, and
also calculates the water pollution content in India's foreign
trade sector. It also accounts for defensive expenditure from water
pollution and estimates Green GDP for the extent and scope of
environmental challenges. Analysis of the result indicates the
variation in the pollution content of different economic
activities. Finally, the book offers a portfolio of policies and
assesses the implications of such policies on pollution generation
in India.
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