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India has plenty of water. The problem plaguing South India, specifically Chennai, was anticipated. The central government was fixing it. However it lacked suff

• tsjq 7y ago
  Nov-Dec : wooo. Chennai is flooded. (after 1night heavy rain) May-June : wooo. Chennai is parched. just utter callous ruling that state .
• unmole 7y ago
  >The central government was fixing it I really don't want to start a political argument on HN but this is nonsense. How exactly was the central government fixing it? > However it lacked sufficient support from the state Since the state's Chief Minister Jayalalitha passed away, the state government has been in the central government's pocket. The central government could have gotten away with virtually anything. And the AIADMK is officially part of the NDA. So, there is no way I'm buying the 'no support' theory.
• option_greek 7y ago
  Chennai is sitting next to a Ocean and has sunshine 95% of the days. If they can't figure the solution to their water crisis it is due to their politicians.
  • oska 7y ago
    Desalination is not a panacea.
    • option_greek 7y ago
      Why ?
      • gingabriska 7y ago
        I guess because of the high cost involved, middle east has same sunlight, same ocean and only thing which differs is the money they posses due to petrochemical exports.
    • kkarakk 7y ago
      Tell that to the middle east