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India's water crisis: Lessons from Madurai, a city that adopted tanks and suffered after abandoning them
FirstpostUnderstanding why Madurai, like every other city in India, has built over its water bodies like tanks and canals illuminates how we got to the mess we are in Editor’s note: This is part 2 in an ongoing series on India’s water crisis. The Niti Aayog Composite Water Management Index states, “54 percent of India’s groundwater wells are declining, and 21 major cities are expected to run out of groundwater as soon as 2020, affecting ~100 million people.” While some claim the situation is not quite so dire, such a strong statement from the leading government policy thinktank cannot be lightly brushed aside, and thus serves as a much-needed wake-up call. Like many cities in India, Madurai depends on a combination of water sources – reservoirs formed by damming a river, rainwater and groundwater, which are used to provide water to an eclectic mix of residents, offices, industries and farmers. The Vaigai river and the tanks linked to it, were central to Madurai’s water supply.
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