India is suffering worst water crisis in its history!

 In Jan 2018, Cape Town in South Africa and subsequently neighboring cities ran out of water. Until date, the situation remains extremely grim.

In late May 2018, a city in the foothills of the Himalayas, Simla, an erstwhile summer capital of the British rulers since 1864, ran out of water, sending shockwaves during the hot summer season.

43 hotels were shut in Simla due to non-payment of bills while tourists were asked to stop coming. BBC and various global media reported on it.

Now a major Govt body in India - Niti Aayog (successor to the erstwhile Planning Commission, now with a Hindi name) has said that India is running in extremely dire straits.

600 million Indians are currently impacted who are living under severe stress of India's water crisis (46.1% of India's population and 7.9% of world's population).

By 2020, 21 cities in India (out of 497 cities with a population above 100,000) will run out of water.

By 2030, the Govt body estimates that water demand will be TWICE of water supply!

It will reduce 6% of GDP.

Currently, 200,000 people die due to water scarcity per annum in India.

Over 70% of water supplies in India are polluted.

Many cities including the capital city of New Delhi are running short on water availability.

References:

Al Jazeera, Qatar:

India faces 'worst-ever' water crisis: report

Asian Correspondent, HK:

 India suffering worst water crisis ‘in its history’

Independent UK:

India’s ‘worst water crisis in its history’ is only going to get worse, government think tank says

Hindu, India:

Parched or polluted: on India's water crisis 

The Wire, India:

India Facing Worst Water Crisis in History, Likely to Get Worse: NITI Aayog