My dad grew up poor in Chennai before immigrating to the US, and all of his horror stories revolve around the failing/nonexistent infrastructure. According to r

My dad grew up poor in Chennai before immigrating to the US, and all of his horror stories revolve around the failing/nonexistent infrastructure. According to relatives who still live there, it is now a common practice in Chennai to have variable pricing based on the cleanliness of the water - you can get a 20-50% discount if you're willing to accept dirty yellow water and boil/filter it yourself. The thousands of trucks that carry water into the city now drive 2-3x farther to find water, some from dubious polluted sources. Several years ago during a severe flood, a relative of mine recounted how she had to pour water through a cloth sheet to remove live worms and bugs. Hopefully they finally find the political will to address the situation, but I wouldn't count on it.