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India likely to become water-stressed, warns Kasturirangan

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Press Trust of India Bangalore

Planning Commission Member K Kasturirangan, who is also former Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation, said the country should address the question of water recycling, desalination, hydrological mapping and optimisation of water usage.

"India is likely to become water-stressed," he told PTI.

Kasturirangan also said there is a strong need to scale up research to improve efficiencies in energy production, and also on third-generation fuels

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First Published: Oct 21 2010 | 5:21 PM IST

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