Water Situation Critical in India

"Nearly 163 million people among India’s population of 1.3 billion - or more than one in 10 - lack access to clean water close to their home, according to a 2018 WaterAid report.

That is the most of any country in the world, according to the UK-based charity, which aims to provide clean water and better hygiene to people without them.

Disputes with neighbors over the sharing of water from rivers that cross national boundaries also means tensions are rising as water shortages grow."

source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-i...-idUSKBN1HW1P2

OMG had no idea it was so bad there.
desperate for more food they've been irrigating.
one of their rivers comes out of China, who is planning to dam, which could make things worse.

"To the north and northeast, however, India fears a loss of water to upstream China, which plans a series of dams over the Tsangpo river, called the Brahmaputra as it flows into eastern India."

I hate all the rain but I'm blessed to be living in a well-watered land (Merryland)

anyone wi any knowledge of India and its water issues?

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Water Situation Critical in India