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Chapter 2Policy, Legislation and Regulationindividual latrine with superstructure. In States falling in the category of difficult and hillyareas, the upper ceiling cost will be Rs. 12,500/- for one complete LCS Unit.2..3.. Goverrnmentt off Kerralla:: Polliicy,, Legiissllattiion and Regullattiion2..3..1.. Polliicciiess2.3.1.1. Environmental Policy, 2007The principal objectives of this policy are listed below.1. Ensure conservation of natural resources, including species, ecosystem and genetic wealth.2. Ensure equitable access to environmental resources to all the sections of the society,particularly the poor, whose survival depends on the availability of natural resources, andto ensure sustainable and equitable use of environmental resources for meeting their basicneeds of present as well as future generations.3. Ensure efficient use of environmental resources in the sense of reduction in their use perunit of economic output, to minimize adverse environmental impacts.4. Mitigate the damage already caused to the environment and the ecosystems by suitablerestoration/ameliorative measures, and prevent and control further deterioration of land,biomass, water and air which constitute our basic life-support systems.5. Ensure that development projects are correctly translated and implemented so as tominimize their adverse environmental consequences and to integrate environmentalconcerns into policies, plans, programmes, and projects for economic and socialdevelopment.6. Apply the principles of good governance (transparency, rationality, accountability,reduction in time and costs, participation, and regulatory independence) to themanagement and regulation of use of environmental resources.7. Ensure higher resource flows, comprising finance, technology, management skills,traditional knowledge, and social capital, for environmental conservation through mutuallybeneficial multi-stakeholder partnerships between local communities, public agencies,academic and research community, investors, and multilateral and bilateral developmentpartners.The policy is to strengthen Panchayats to the maximum extent, and gradually pass on to themthe control and governance of those things that matter most to the people. The policyforegrounds people, and their participatory involvement.2.3.1.2. Kerala State Water Policy 2007The ownership of water resides with the State as a publicly owned resource with entitlementfor individuals, communities and service providers to use water without owning it. In order toconserve and manage water, micro-watershed has been considered as a basic unit and riverbasin, as an integrated unit of micro-watersheds, shall define water rights and regulate wateruse. This will facilitate a resource-based approach, user participation and a sustainable andequitable water resource management.The major objectives of this Policy are to: