--- title: Water problem in cities date: "2002-10-19T12:00:00Z" categories: - links wp_id: 1086 description: I highlight the growing water crisis across Indian cities like Chennai and Mumbai, noting that these local shortages reflect a looming global scarcity reported in various news outlets and environmental reports. keywords: [chennai, mumbai, ahmedabad, andhra pradesh, water scarcity, urban planning, global water crisis] --- [Water problems at Chennai](http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?artid=25594989). And [Mumbai](http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?artid=25598104). And [Ahmedabad](http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?artid=25603063). And [Andhra](http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=88526). The [rest of the world will, too](http://www.edie.net/news/Archive/6133.cfm), in a short while.