India, June 3 -- People must understand that water resources in the Capital are finite, despite its growing population, Delhi water minister Parvesh Verma said on Tuesday, as he stressed the need for the city to "manage every drop more efficiently" amid an acute water crisis that has persisted for more than 10 days.

The government, he said, is working on a water rationalisation project and infrastructure modernisation measures to ensure equal distribution of water supply across the city, in what he described as one of the most extensive overhauls of Delhi's water management system in recent years.

"People should understand that Delhi's water resources are finite while its population continues to grow. The answer is not only to bring mor...