Dehradun, June 19 -- Even as the monsoons approach, water scarcity in urban areas is an expanding problem. Even Dehradun, which is a valley in the foothills of the Himalayas that has India's two major rivers flowing through it, suffers from supply problems. Rapid and unplanned urbanisation has become an obstacle to groundwater recharge. Every city has similar, yet differing scenarios to contend with.
Generally, urban water scarcity in India is driven by rapid urbanisation, over-extracted groundwater, and poor infrastructure. Cities are increasingly outstripping their local water supplies, leading to severe demand-supply gaps, reliance on unregulated private tankers, and the looming threat of overall collapse. Concrete infrastructure paves ...