Twenty-one major Indian cities are estimated to run out of groundwater by 2020 -- just a year away. Her neighbor Ashraf Ullah is happy the tanker water has arrived. Residents of Vasant Kunj slum try to stretch water as much as possible by reusing dirty water to wash cooking utensils. The tanker water often runs out before all the containers are full. At the local level, New Delhi has water conservation schemes in houses with penalties and rewards for conserving water.

Source: CNN May 16, 2019 05:08 UTC