Water-Stressed Cities In India Turn To Innovation For A Safe, Stable Supply

Water-Stressed Cities In India Turn To Innovation For A Safe, Stable Supply

PBS NewsHour

InläsarePBS NewsHour
Längd6 min
Språken
FörlagNewsHour Productions
ISBN9781094253459

Half the population of India lives in areas where water resources are

highly stressed. In the coastal city of Chennai, rapid economic development

and a population boom have jeopardized supplies of freshwater, prompting

officials to rely on desalination of the ocean. But some local residents

have found a simpler and more reliable source. Special correspondent Fred

de Sam Lazaro reports.