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The next water decade

Water can be recycled and re-used and thus we may not have water wars. The real challenge is ensuring the sustainability of the water-supply systems

Water crisis, Chennai water crisis
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Sunita Narain
I would dare to say that I do not believe that there will be water wars, or that cities will run out of water, or that we will not have any water to drink. I say this, knowing fully well that we have a dire and crippling crisis of water shortage in the country and it is getting worse.
 
I say this because water is a resource that can be replenished — it snows and rains each year. More importantly, other than in the case of agriculture, we don’t consume water. We use and discharge. Therefore, it can be
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