The NITI Aayog released a study warning that India is facing its "worst" water crisis in history and that the demand for potable water will ...

Currently, 600 million Indians experience high to extreme water shortage, and approximately two lakh people die annually due to insufficient access to potable water.

Water scarcity may cause people to suffer and the country could face a loss of up to 6% of its GDP.

Nearly 70% of the country's water is contaminated, placing India at the 120th position out of 122 countries in the water quality index.

The rankings of all states in the composite water management index, which includes 9 broad sectors and 28 indicators covering groundwater, water body restoration, irrigation, farm practices, drinking water, policy, and governance.

The current availability of water in India is better than the water crisis India faced in 1960.