maps explain India’s growing water risks

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maps explain India’s growing water risks

54 percent of India faces high to extremely high water stress

The map below illustrates competition between companies, farms and people for surface water in rivers, lakes, streams and shallow groundwater. Red and dark-red areas are highly or extremely highly stressed, meaning that more than 40 percent of the annually available surface water is used every year.

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