A hundred cities worldwide, including 30 in India, face the risk of ‘severe water scarcity’ by 2050, according to a recent report by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
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Key-highlights of the Report
30 Indian cities that will face a ‘grave water risk’ by 2050 according to WWF |
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1. Jaipur |
11.Kolkata |
21.Jalandhar |
2.Indore |
12.Ahmedabad |
22.Pune |
3.Thane |
13.Jabalpur |
23.Dhanbad |
4.Vadodara |
14.Mumbai |
24.Bhopal |
5.Srinagar |
15.Lucknow |
25.Gwalior |
6.Rajkot |
16.Hubli-Dharwad |
26.Surat |
7.Kota |
17.Nagpur |
27.Delhi |
8.Nashik |
18.Chandigarh |
28.Aligarh |
9.Visakhapatnam |
19.Amritsar |
29.Kozhikode |
10.Bengaluru |
20.Ludhiana |
30.Kannur |
What’s behind the situation?
What measures are required to be taken?
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