Paani, Paani Re!

  • 12/05/2001

  • Pioneer (New Delhi)

Delhi awaits its capital punishment: Fifty per cent of its citizens will go without water in the near future, and by 2014, the city will be a dry concrete jungle without a drop of water for any use. The culprit: Senseless exploitation of water without giving any thought to recharging underground reservoirs that cater to 11 per cent of the total demand. The rest is managed by water from neighbouring states.