the last 10 years, i have been in bombay, a water surplus city. bombay residents are 'water wastrels' - not only in comparison with madras, but even absolutely.
here is a great diagram which explains bombay's water supply.
courtesy hindustan times july 14th mumbai edition
the current situation is certainly unsustainable - getting water from 100+ kms away.
am sure that the locals there are cursing us - the city dwellers.
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I say, spending some time in Madras is good. We got frugal with water after a short stay there. Eye-opener.
On a little different note,
http://jyotishreya.blogspot.com/2009/07/clean-energy.html
may be a compulsory stint in rajasthan would be better than chennai :-)
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