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Article History

Received: 21 July 2025

Accepted: 9 November 2025

First Online: 20 November 2025

Declarations

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: This research did not involve any experiments on humans or animals. All field visits, surveys, and stakeholder interviews conducted as part of this study adhered to the ethical standards of the institutional research committee of Delhi Technological University. Prior verbal consent was obtained from all participants before interviews, and anonymity of the respondents has been maintained throughout the study. No personal or sensitive information was collected. The study was purely observational and policy-oriented in nature, and ethics clearance was deemed not necessary as per institutional guidelines.

: All authors have reviewed and approved the final version of the manuscript and consent to its submission for publication in Water, Air, & Soil Pollution . The content has not been published elsewhere and is not under consideration by any other journal. No individual person’s data in any form (including individual details, images, or videos) is included in this manuscript, and thus no additional consent is required.

: On behalf of all authors, the corresponding author states that there is no conflict of interest.

: The authors declare that they have no competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this manuscript.