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India faces the ‘worst water crisis’ in its history

India faces the worst long-term water crisis in its history, said a think tank chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo by: DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images)

By: Lauren Codling

INDIA faces the worst long-term water crisis in its history as demand outstrips supply and millions of lives and livelihoods could be at risk, said a think tank chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. By 2030, water demand is projected to be double the supply, implying severe scarcity for hundreds of millions of people. The shortage will eventually shave around 6 percent off gross domestic product, the report said. About 200,000 Indians die every year due to inadequate access to safe water and 600 million face high to extreme water stress, the National Institute for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog said…

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