By 2030 the nation will hold access to half the water it needs. The city of Shimla has already run outWash your clothes,or flush the toilet? Until final month, Ranjana Sharma had never considered the question. Then she arrived domestic one night to find her sister filling buckets.
The hot season has occasionally caused brief water shortages in Shimla, or the former summer capital of the British Raj. But for an unprecedented 15 days in May and June,most taps in the Indian Himalayan town ran completely dry. Related: Tourists told to stay away from Indian city of Shimla due to water crisis Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com