23 June, 2019

More than 500 arrested after protests and clashes as India water crisis worsens.

New Delhi(CNN) Millions of people are running out of usable water in the southern Indian city of Chennai, which is experiencing major droughts and a rapidly worsening water crisis. 
Water shortages in New Delhi are creating civil conflicts.
At least 550 people were arrested Wednesday in the city of Coimbatore for protesting with empty water containers in front of the municipal government's headquarters, accusing officials of negligence and mismanagement. Meanwhile, four reservoirs that supply Chennai, the state capital and India's sixth largest city, have run nearly dry.
Lake Puzhal, the city's largest, is the large body of water in the satellite image from Maxar below. On June 15, 2018, it was full of blue water.

Read the CNN story by Jessie Yeung and Swati Gupta - “More than 500 arrested after protests and clashes as India water crisis worsens.” 

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