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Water, India, Mumbai...Future???

Every day we read about the Water Crisis around the world. 2018 included news of Day 0 (the day when a city or regions runs out of water) for Cape Town and our very own Shimla. We hear of farmer suicides across India - one of the main causes is lack of water for their crops (I know oversimplifying a complex issue).  Our groundwater is at the lowest levels ever. Yet we are not seeing a comprehensive a water management or water conservation policy from the center or the states. But last week, we took a step in the right direction with a new ministery for Jal Shakti . Hope at last India will look at its water resources holistically which is the desperate need of the hour. I will be the first to admit; I don't conserve my water use. I try but I think I can do better. I let my son play in our shower for 15 -  20 minutes almost every day. But he is so happy when he is playing there. I believe we all deserve these simple pleasures. And we, Mumbaikars, can afford it if we manage ou...