Water issues in India
On the basis of its population census of 2011, India’s per capita availability of water has fallen alarmingly. According to the Indian water resource ministry, the country’s per capita availability at 1545 m3/year including non-personal consumption such as industry and irrigation is way below the international threshold benchmark of 1700 m3/year. The United Nations’ widely cited water adequacy measure Falkenmark Water Stress Indicator shows that the country might face acute problems due to water shortage in the medium and long term. At Water 2010, an event organized by the Indian Chamber of Commerce body CII (Confederation of Indian Industry), water availability was projected to fall to 1140 m3 by 2014 (2001: 1829 m3; 1951: 5177 m3). This is alarmingly close to the water stress line of 1000 m3.
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