Water pollution is a national and global issue issue. Humans and all living species in the world are facing worst results of polluted water. The present study investigates the level of awareness about water pollution, its causes, its health effects and solutions among the youth. The study concludes that the majority of educated youth (94%) perceives water pollution as environmental challenge and 52% respondents ranked it (1-3%) as most important threat. The study identified dumping of waste as one of the most important cause of water pollution; untreated sewage as the second most important cause of water pollution and industrial discharge as the third most important cause of water pollution. The study identified Typhoid, Diarrhoea, Dengue, Cholera, Jaundice, Malaria, Chikungunya, etc are associated with water pollution on the basis of survey. It is recommended that there should be proper waste disposal system and waste should be treated before entering into river and water bodies.