POLICY PAPER: Water Efficiency and Conservation in Urban India

June 05, 2017

According to the World Economic Forum’s 2015 Global Risk report, around one third of the global population is currently water stressed, with about one billion people not getting safe drinking water—the water crisis is perceived as a top-order threat. India is no different.

According to Indian government data, 22 out of 32 of India’s big cities face water crises.