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Piped water is supplied for an hour a day in the morning, during which families are expected to fill up water for drinking and cooking. [42] The Jal Bhagirathi Foundation is one of the most prominent non profit organisations in India dealing with the issues of water scarcity in the desert terrains of Rajasthan.
[2] [3] The rank is based on the percentage of households which have access to safe drinking water. Kerala ranked highest with 97.6%, while Andhra has the worst rank with only 33.5% households having access to safe drinking water. National average stands at 85.5%.
In 2015, 88% of the total population had access to at least basic water, [a] or 96% in urban areas and 85% in rural areas. That is, there were still 150 million people without access to at least basic water. [citation needed] In Delhi land usage for residential area varies widely from planned colonies to unplanned slums.
Areas affected North India Heavy rainfall during the 2023 monsoon season resulted in severe flooding and landslides across Northern India , primarily affecting residents in Himachal Pradesh , Punjab , Chandigarh , Uttarakhand , Jammu and Kashmir , Haryana , Rajasthan and Delhi .
A street in Mathura overflowing with sewage and garbage in 2011. There is a large gap between generation and treatment of domestic waste water in India. The problem is not only that India lacks sufficient treatment capacity but also that the sewage treatment plants that exist do not operate and are not maintained.
The catchment area of the Sahibi River in Rajasthan is 4,523.67 square kilometres (1,746.60 sq mi) of Jaipur, Alwar and Sikar Districts, between latitudes 27°16' and 28°11' and longitudes 75°42' and 76°57'. Sahibi Basin falls in three Districts of Rajasthan namely: Alwar district (62.11%), Jaipur district (29.30%) and Sikar district (8.59%).
Environmental problems in Delhi, India, are a threat to the well-being of the city's and area's inhabitants as well as the flora and fauna. Delhi, the ninth-most populated metropolis in the world (second largest if the entire NCR includes especially Faridabad and Gurugram– Haryana, is one of the most heavily polluted cities in India, [1] having for instance one of the country's highest ...
This burning has been found to be a leading cause of smog and haze problems through the winter over Punjab, cities such as Delhi, and major population centers along the rivers through West Bengal. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] [ 30 ] In other states of India, rice and wheat crop residue straw burning in open is a major source of air pollution.