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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | India will soon run out of water; 'extremely high' crisis level: Report

India will soon run out of water; 'extremely high' crisis level: Report

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published Published on Aug 7, 2019   modified Modified on Aug 7, 2019
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* India, ranked 13 on Aqueduct's list of 'extremely highly' water stressed countries
* 'Water stress is the biggest crisis no one is talking about,' said President and CEO of the World Resources Institute

Washington:
India is among the 17 countries, which are a home to a quarter of the world’s population, facing "extremely high" water stress, close to "Day Zero" conditions when the taps run dry, according to a report unveiled on Tuesday.

The World Resources Institute's Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas ranked water stress, drought risk, and riverine flood risk across 189 countries and their sub-national regions, like states and provinces.

India, ranked 13 on Aqueduct's list of "extremely highly" water stressed countries, has more than three times the population of the other 16 countries in this category combined, the report said.

Northern India faces severe groundwater depletion, visualised on Aqueduct's maps and included in calculations of water stress for the first time, according to the report.

"The recent water crisis in Chennai gained global attention, but various areas in India are experiencing chronic water stress as well," said Shashi Shekhar, former Secretary of India's Ministry of Water Resources, and Senior Fellow, WRI India.

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