Shimla remains a favoured summer destination for those intending to head for the cool climes but as the tourist season has picked up, so have the city’s water problems.
While influx of tourist’s means booming business for hotel operators but it has also significantly increased consumption of water.
A cursory survey of city hotels revealed that on an average, a medium sized budget hotel consumed as much as 10, 000 litres of water in a day.
While the demand for water is peaking but against an installed supply capacity of 41.45 million litres per day (MLD) the Irrigation & Public Health department was only able to supply 38.3 MLD.Read Full Story
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