Ground water is free. Industries draw liberally from it, to the detriment of human and ecological life around them.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/ground-water-free
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/economic-times-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cse
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drinking-water
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industry
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pepsico
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-treatment-technology
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/aurangabad-d
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-demand
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agro-based-industry