Now, like many other places in India, parts of Ladakh are running short of water.
India is running out of water in more places, in more different ways, putting more people at risk, than perhaps any other country.
India is the 13th most water-stressed country in the world, but its population is triple the combined population of the other 16 countries facing extremely high water stress, according to the World Resources Institute, a nonprofit group with offices around the world that tracks water use and other global environmental and resource issues.
"Until now, it's been relatively easy to increase supply without thinking too much about demand. But parts of India are beginning to hit the natural limits of water supply," said Mervyn Piesse, manager of the global food and water crises research program at Future Directions International, a research institute based in Nedlands, Australia.
The new tourists consume about 25% more water per person than longtime residents during the summer and double what the average resident uses in the winter, when cold weather curtails running water, according to Iftiqar Ahmed, an engineer in the Leh government's office of Public Health and Engineering, which oversees water use.
Villagers decided the home gardens that provide food to most households should get water first, then water would go to apricot and apple trees, which would take a decade to replace if they died.
Households now have drinking water piped to their homes a few hours each day as part of the plan to deliver drinking water to all homes.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/we-cant-waste-a-drop-india-is-running-out-of-water-11566224878?mod=hp_lead_pos5
India is running out of water in more places, in more different ways, putting more people at risk, than perhaps any other country.
India is the 13th most water-stressed country in the world, but its population is triple the combined population of the other 16 countries facing extremely high water stress, according to the World Resources Institute, a nonprofit group with offices around the world that tracks water use and other global environmental and resource issues.
"Until now, it's been relatively easy to increase supply without thinking too much about demand. But parts of India are beginning to hit the natural limits of water supply," said Mervyn Piesse, manager of the global food and water crises research program at Future Directions International, a research institute based in Nedlands, Australia.
The new tourists consume about 25% more water per person than longtime residents during the summer and double what the average resident uses in the winter, when cold weather curtails running water, according to Iftiqar Ahmed, an engineer in the Leh government's office of Public Health and Engineering, which oversees water use.
Villagers decided the home gardens that provide food to most households should get water first, then water would go to apricot and apple trees, which would take a decade to replace if they died.
Households now have drinking water piped to their homes a few hours each day as part of the plan to deliver drinking water to all homes.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/we-cant-waste-a-drop-india-is-running-out-of-water-11566224878?mod=hp_lead_pos5
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