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8Source: WRI Aqueduct; WHO Global Health Observatory 9Source: McKinsey & WRG, 'Charting our water future', 2009; World Bank; Times of India 10 Source: World Resource Institute 11 Source: World Resource Institute groundwater wells are declining, and 21 major cities are expected to run out of groundwater as soon as 2020, affecting ~100 million people12.

(iv) With nearly 70% of water being contaminated, India is placed at 120th amongst 122 countries in the water quality index.