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    India faces its worst water crisis in history, with 21 cities expected to run out of groundwater by 2020. Over 600 million Indians face high or extreme water stress, and demand is projected to exceed supply by 2050. The water crisis has negatively impacted agriculture, with prolonged droughts and erratic rainfall patterns devastating farmers and driving many to suicide. If mitigation measures are not implemented, India's GDP could decline by 6% by 2050 due to the worsening water crisis.

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    India faces its worst water crisis in history, with 21 cities expected to run out of groundwater by 2020. Over 600 million Indians face high or extreme water stress, and demand is projected to exceed supply by 2050. The water crisis has negatively impacted agriculture, with prolonged droughts and erratic rainfall patterns devastating farmers and driving many to suicide. If mitigation measures are not implemented, India's GDP could decline by 6% by 2050 due to the worsening water crisis.

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    India faces its worst water crisis in history, with 21 cities expected to run out of groundwater by 2020. Over 600 million Indians face high or extreme water stress, and demand is projected to exceed supply by 2050. The water crisis has negatively impacted agriculture, with prolonged droughts and erratic rainfall patterns devastating farmers and driving many to suicide. If mitigation measures are not implemented, India's GDP could decline by 6% by 2050 due to the worsening water crisis.

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    India is the biggest user of groundwater – it extracts more groundwater than

    China and the US put together – the second and third on the list, despite this fact
    India is facing the worst water crisis in its history, and 21 Indian cities will run
    out of groundwater by 2020.

    Water scarcity in some regions is a leading source of economic and political instability.

    With nearly 600 million Indians facing high or extreme water stress
    and about 200,000 people dying every year due to inadequate
    access to safe water, the situation is likely to worsen as the
    demand for water will exceed the supply by 2050.
    The Aayog has called for “immediate action” in India as growing
    scarcity will also hit India’s food security.

    Currently Indian states like Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Tamil


    Nadu are facing water shortages which are only worsened by
    changing rainfall patterns.

    If mitigation measures are not implemented, India faces a


    six percent loss in its GDP by 2050.
    With nearly 70 percent of water contaminated India ranks 120th of
    122 countries in a global water quality index.

    AGRICULTURE
    Prolonged dry spells and erratic monsoons/droughts of the past few
    years have devastated farmers, driving many to commit suicide.
    17 of the 24 states scored below 50 percent on managing ‘on-farm
    water’ effectively. This underperformance – given that agriculture
    accounts for 80 percent of all water use – poses significant water
    and food security risks for the country.

    Causes of Water Scarcity

     Overuse of Water
     Pollution of Water
     Conflict
     Distance
     Drought
     Governmental Access

    Effects of Water Scarcity

     Lack of Access to Drinking Water


     Hunger
     Lack of Education
     Diseases
     Sanitation Issues
     Poverty
     Education

    Solutions for Water Scarcity

     Recycle Water
     Advance Technology Related to Water Conservation
     Improve Practices Related to Farming
     Improve Sewage Systems
     Support Clean Water Initiatives

    Highlights of the Tamil Nadu water crisis:

    1. Around 400 DMK workers were arrested on Wednesday for trying to stage a protest
    demanding Municipal Administration Minister SP Velumani's resignation for his
    alleged failure to resolve the water crisis in Tamil Nadu. The DMK workers held
    bright plastic pots over their heads to make a vivid display of the protest against the
    water crisis.

    2. CM Palaniswami said all steps are being taken to supply water and urged the media
    to not to create an "illusion" of water scarcity.

    3. The Madras High Court came down heavily on the Tamil Nadu government for not
    taking adequate measures even though monsoon failure was predicted. The court
    directed the Public Works Department (PWD) secretary to submit a state-wide
    comprehensive report on the number of reservoirs in the state, steps taken for
    desilting, amount sanctioned, and status of those works.

    4. The water crisis in Chennai and in several other places in Tamil Nadu has affected
    the construction sector severely. "We are not able to get good water fulfilling quality
    parameters from the ground hence we are forced to buy tanker water which is very
    costly and increases the cost of construction,"

    States need to start managing their groundwater and their


    agriculture water. If we start to look at this issue as a whole, and
    we work hard to make sure that we are able to make a difference
    when it comes to this widespread issue, we’re going to be in a much
    better place to help people all over the world in preventing this
    issue from getting worse.

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