GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
India's Water-Stressed Future Is Now
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Sep 3, 2019 | 10:00 GMT
![Workers carry water collected from Puzhal lake on June 20, 2019. Puzhal is one of four main reservoirs that supply the southern Indian city of Chennai with water; all are running dry.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/2x1_full/public/india-water-display-gettyimages-1151015129.jpg?itok=1CUiPJ0f)
Workers carry water collected from Puzhal reservoir outside Chennai, India, on June 20. Chennai's four main reservoirs, including Puzhal, are running dry; in addition, the government says it is one of 21 Indian cities expected to run out of groundwater by next year.
(ARUN SANKAR/AFP/Getty Images)
Highlights
- With its demand for water expected to double over the next decade, India will experience increasingly severe water shortages unless it takes steps to improve its supplies.
- Depleted groundwater, urbanization, poor management and pollution contribute to India's water crisis.
- The day is not far off, if it isn't already here, when water will be the most critical factor shaping India's economic growth.
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