India Only Able to Treat a Fifth of Its Sewage, VP Says
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India is able to treat just a fifth of its sewage, fueling domestic conflicts as growing cities battle for water resources, pushing up prices and increasing leaks, Vice President Hamid Ansari said.
“To quench their ever-increasing thirst, India’s expanding cities have started sourcing water from further and further away,” Ansari said today at a conference in New Delhi. “This has pushed up the cost of water, increased leakages to around 40 percent and sparked conflicts.”