India ’s water systems are under strain as a result of droughts , floods and pollution . An estimated 100 cities , including Bangalore and New Delhi , could run out of groundwater by next year , according to a 2018 government report . The study also stated that over 600 million people face “ acute water shortages ” . Over 500 million people , or 40 % of the population , will lack “ access to drinking water ” by 2030 . What’s left of the Yamuna, after the Wasirabad has siphoned off most of its remaining water, runs through Delhi in a 22-kilometer stretch that is more of a sewage line than a river, the catchment for thousands of drainage basins that wind through the city, channeling the toxic runoff from homes, slums, businesses, and factories. An estimated 5000 people die each year due to the fact that 70 % of the water supply is contaminated . Climate change is expected to be a “ force multiplier ” for the crisis .
India ’s water systems are under strain as a result of droughts , floods and pollution . An estimated 100 cities , including Bangalore and New Delhi , could run out of groundwater by next year , according to a 2018 government report . The study also stated that over 600 million people face “ acute water shortages ” . Over 500 million people , or 40 % of the population , will lack “ access to drinking water ” by 2030 . An estimated 5000 people die each year due to the fact that 70 % of the water supply is contaminated . Climate change is expected to be a “ force multiplier ” for the crisis .