In India, from taps running dry to flooding, urban areas could confront drastically and the "water risks" can be averted with concrete steps to battle with climatic changes. A survey was conducted by the World Wildlife Fund where it was revealed that 30 cities located in India might face acute water risks by 2050.
According to the survey, WWF Water Risk Filter counted 100 cities facing the biggest water risks in the coming 30 years. Nearly 30 cities in India are named at high-risk in the survey; some are Delhi, Jaipur, Indore, Amritsar, Pune, Srinagar, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Kozhikode and Vishakhapatnam.
Across India there are numerous urban areas confronting intense deficiency of water because of fast urbanization, environmental change and absence of proper foundation, which keeps on putting weight on the current framework.
The strategies we can opt for are wetland preservation crucial: The investigation said that metropolitan arranging and wetland protection is a portion of the means that can be taken to guarantee that freshwater frameworks in India are flawless.
Sejal Worah, programm director, WWF India said, "The future of India’s environment lies in its cities. As India rapidly urbanizes, cities will be at the forefront both for India’s growth and for sustainability. For cities to break away from the current vicious loop of flooding and water scarcity, nature-based solutions like restoration of urban watersheds and wetlands could offer solutions. This is our chance to re-evolve and re-imagine what the future of the cities could be."
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