Poor water supply costs India 1% of its GDP: Report
Our Bureau NEW DELHI AS MUCH as 1% of India's GDP is lost in inefficiency of water supply schemes for rural households, the recent World Bank report states. According to World Bank report on effectiveness of rural water supply schemes, about 30% of rural households have to depend on various schemes to meet their day-to-day water needs. The report is based on study of 10 states accounting to 60% of the national rural population.