Pipe Dreams

Every Indian city is now facing the dual crisis of intense heat and acute water scarcity. The crisis is not about shortage, but about mismanagement of the resource. India’s cities would be housing 590 million people by 2030; needless to say, the concomitant stress on existing resources and services such as water and sanitation would be immense.

Indian cities have been meeting their burgeoning demand for water in a predictable fashion. Having depleted or polluted their own surface water sources, these cities are trying to source water from further and further away, laying the ground for potential water conflicts. At the same time, their dependence on groundwater has increased manifold, rapidly drying up these reserves. The inequity of supply in urban centres further aggravates the problem.

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) invites you to a webinar to discuss the crisis of urban water stress in India, and to explore a flowchart for tackling the problem.

FOR MORE DETAILS, PLEASE CONTACT

SUKANYA NAIR
sukanya.nair@cseindia.org
+91 8816818864