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I heard things are critical in southern India, apparently restaurants are closed, our offshore guys are working from home, using starbucks for toilets etc... is

• iKevinShah 7y ago
  Yes, if your offshore guys are from Chennai.
• oasisbob 7y ago
  I'm here in Chennai, and things are bad, but it's hard to tell how bad. So much of the water is trucked anyways - Chennai doesn't have a well developed unified water system. As a foreigner who has visited several times, here's what I've noticed: - lots more people on the street with those iconic plastic water containers. Lots more water trucks on the road. - water quality is BAD. Even in upper-class highrise condos, the water has much more odor and color. In this building, salinity is way up too. There's a reverse-osmosis plant here, but it's only on for several hours a day because RO systems waste so much water. - haven't seen many restaurant closures, but I'm sure they're happening. - a lot of hotels targeting westerners have advanced filtration and reverse-osmosis plants, seem to still be operating. Some pools are drained. - water pressure in some neighborhoods is so low that it's only a trickle at the tap. News says some people are using pumps to pull of the metro system, making things worse. Overall, it seems like bad expensive water is still out there if you can afford it and want to pay.
• r_singh 7y ago
  Must be true, but I would expect a bit of exaggeration there.