Rachel Strohm

2125 days ago

“And the situation is getting worse. By 2030, water availability will be half what India needs. The thinktank quoted predictions that up to 6% of GDP could be lost to extreme water scarcity. Put another way, millions of Indians could be too thirsty, or sickened by contaminated water, to study, work or live.”

'Washing is a privilege': life on the frontline of India's water crisis

theguardian.com

Wash your clothes, or flush the toilet? Until last month, Ranjana Sharma had never considered the question. Then she arrived home one night to find her sister filling buckets. The hot season has occasionally caused brief water shortages in Shimla, the former summer capital of the British Raj.