India creates a tool to manage water resources amid crisis

Published: Jan. 9, 2019, 8:34 a.m.

b'Information is power, and that is true as India tries to solve its water crisis. In June 2018, the Government of India acknowledged that it is in the midst of the worst water crisis in the country\\u2019s history. By creating a tool that points out where exactly the government is lacking in managing water resources, India has armed itself with the power to fix the crisis. The move could not have come at a better time as poor water access and sanitation threaten people\\u2019s lives and livelihoods. \\n\\nRead the transcript\\nhttps://bit.ly/2RzCVqV\\n\\nRead the blog\\nhttps://www.asiapathways-adbi.org/2018/08/composite-water-management-index-a-pathway-to-solve-the-water-crisis-in-india/\\n\\nAbout the author\\nNikhil Bugalia was an intern at the Asian Development Bank Institute and a PhD candidate at the University of Tokyo at the time the study was published.\\n\\nKnow more about ADBI\\u2019s work\\nhttps://bit.ly/2FkSxYQ\\nhttps://bit.ly/2VDhdRR'