Water conservation expert Vishwanath Srikantaiah explains the ecological constraints and interstate disputes over the Cauvery River basin between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
“In eight to nine out of 10 years, the water does not even reach the sea. It's what is called a closed basin.”
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Srikantaiah: 2°C warming could make Indian cities unlivable within five years
“If we hit two degrees Celsius,
It will, with urban heat island and fast evaporation of water, even in five years, it will become unlivable.”
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