Urban Drought: Cities on the Verge of Water Crises

RIVANSHI RAKHRAI

Mumbai is on the brink of a water crisis due to increasing water demand, irregular rainfall patterns, rapid urbanization, inadequate infrastructure, and inefficient water management practices.

Mumbai

Jaipur is also at risk of facing a water crisis because of its expanding population, growing industrialization, and depleting groundwater levels.

Jaipur

Bathinda is on the verge of water scarcity due to agricultural overexploitation, depletion of groundwater reserves, and heavy use of groundwater for irrigation.

Bathinda

Lucknow is facing a looming water crisis caused by erratic rainfall, drying Gomti and its tributaries, and rapid urbanization exacerbating the strain on water resources.

Lucknow

Chennai is grappling with the threat of a water crisis due to rapid industrialization, urbanization, and the city's reliance on daily transportation of 10 million liters of water to meet its needs.

Chennai

Delhi is also on the verge of a water crisis due to contamination of the Yamuna river and groundwater depletion, with 60% of the city's water supply coming from the polluted river.

Delhi