Episode

How water stressed are Indian cities?

Podcast
In Focus by The Hindu
Published
Aug 24, 2026
Duration seconds
2772
Processing state
not_requested
Canonical source
https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/THGU3068598629.mp3
Audio
https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/THGU3068598629.mp3
JSON
/v1/public/podcasts/in-focus-by-the-hindu-421346/episodes/how-water-stressed-are-indian-cities
Markdown
/podcast/in-focus-by-the-hindu-421346/how-water-stressed-are-indian-cities.md

Actions

  • POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/in-focus-by-the-hindu-421346/episodes/how-water-stressed-are-indian-cities/transcription-requests
    Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
  • GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-focus-by-the-hindu-421346/how-water-stressed-are-indian-cities.md
    Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

Summary

This year, residents in several Indian cities -from Mumbai to Bengaluru - have experienced a shortage in water supply. India's big cities are expanding in terms of size and population. This has also meant a strain on existing resources such as land and water. We have already seen cities such as Bengaluru attempting to implement restrictions on use of potable water for non-potable purposes. But do our cities need more than that to ensure water security for the future? How water stressed are Indian cities? Guest: Priyanka Jamwal, Programme Leader and Senior Fellow, Water and Society Programme, ATREE Raj Bhagat, Senior Program Manager, Geo Analytics for Sustainable Cities & Transport program, WRI India Host: K. C. Deepika, City Editor, The Hindu, Bengaluru Producer: Shiksha Jural Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices