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Over the last decade, the office of the CAG of India has increased its focus on audit of environmental issues, keeping in mind the challenges facing India today with respect to management and conservation of the environment. More than 100 audits on diverse environmental issues like biodiversity, pollution of rivers, waste management etc., have been conducted by the CAG. This year too, the CAG of India plans to undertake an environmental audit, the topic of which is “water pollution in India” wherein issues, causes and mitigation methods relating to rivers, lakes and groundwater in India would be addressed. The aim of this audit also would be to identify critical issues and suggest solutions which would help the government to conserve and protect this scarce resource more effectively. The “International Conference on environment- Concerns about Water Pollution” was held in the backdrop of this environmental audit that we propose to undertake. The purpose of this conference was to deliberate on the causes of pollution, action taken by governments and civil society to address this and environmental, management and legal interventions needed to put lakes, rivers and ground water on the path of sustainability. Accordingly, more than 20 experts on water and water pollution issues were invited to share their views as panelists during the conference. Apart from these distinguished panelists, the heads of supreme audit institutions from countries like Austria, Maldives, Bangladesh, & Bhutan were also present to share their experiences regarding audit of water pollution in their countries.
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