Tax Payers' Association: PEOPLES DECLARATION AGAINST WATER PRIVATIZATION

Tax Payers' Association: PEOPLES DECLARATION AGAINST WATER PRIVATIZATION: "PEOPLES DECLARATION AGAINST WATER PRIVATIZATION We the people representing all the Regions of lndia solemnly declare that: • Water is life, ..."

PEOPLES DECLARATION AGAINST WATER PRIVATIZATION

PEOPLES DECLARATION AGAINST WATER PRIVATIZATION

We the people representing all the Regions of lndia solemnly declare that:

• Water is life, it is a gift of nature. The access and right to water is a natural basic right of all living beings.

• Water cannot to be treated as a commodity and traded for profit. People shall have the right to freedom from thirst and shall have adequate access to water for all of their sustainable living needs. Water is the sacred common heritage of the people to be nurtured, conserved, used sustainably and shared equitably.

• Experiences all over the world reveal quite convincingly that water, which is "life", is being commodified