It said that by 2020 some 20 Indian cities besides Delhi, including global information technology centres like Bangalore and nearby Hyderabad, were also likely to run out of groundwater, impacting over 120 million residents or nearly twice Britain’s population.
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| Another 20 Indian cities besides Delhi are also likely to run out of ground water. |
An Indian government think tank has warned that New Delhi is set to run out of groundwater within two years as climate change and dramatic population growth hit supplies.
Based on data collected from 24 of 29 Indian states, the National Institute for Transforming India (NITI) warned that the country's worst ever water shortage is likely to adversely impact some 600 million people.
Read the story from The Telegraph by Rahul Bedi - “New Delhi to run out of groundwater in two years as India faces 'day zero' crises.”
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