India must focus on efficient water management: new book showcases challenges ahead Sat, Jul 10 2021 12:27 IST | 6 Views
India must focus on efficient water management: new book showcases challenges ahead.. Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, July 10: "Water, water everywhere, not a drop to drink"-the famous lines from 18th century poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge couldnt have been more apt. Many countries, the world over, are staring at water shortage. Water management is an issue in India too. "Water is probably the single largest natural resource that us under severe stress in India. Home to 17 per cent of the global population, India accounts for just four per cent of the global fresh water resources," write Yuthika Agarwal, Assistant Professor in Delhi University and Gopal Krishna Agarwal, BJP's spokesperson on economic affairs in a recently published book 'Water-An Element of Life: Price Sensitivity and Consumption by the Marginalised.'