Bengaluru's Water Audit Flags Heavy Costs for Poor Families
An audit of Bengaluru's water supply says the city pumps groundwater almost twice as fast as it is refilled. It also estimates that about 400 million litres of piped water are lost every day. Poor families are said to carry a burden of ₹3,000 a month for drinking water. Syed Ahmed Hussain of the Water Satyagraha campaign spoke about the findings.
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Context: Bengaluru has grown fast and depends on water pumped from the Cauvery river and from underground aquifers, so any gap in supply is felt quickly by households.
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