Scarcity of drinking water in Guwahati 3rd May 2011 Water is
vital for all known forms of life especially for human
existence. Water covers 70.9% of the Earth's surface i.e. more
than two-third of the globe is covered by water. Yet getting
safe drinking water has been a worldwide problem. Scarcity of
drinking water is a major problem in Assam too specially in the
city of Guwahati. With the “Tropical Monsoon Rainforest
Climate”, Assam experiences heavy rainfall and high humidity and
a massive river system that includes the mighty Brahmaputra and
its numerous tributaries, Assam definitely can boast of adequate
availability of water. However, in case of safe drinking water,
Assam is very poor. The population in Assam with access to safe
drinking water is only 77.55 per cent compared to the all India
figure of 88 percent (the same is 84 per cent in rural areas and
95 per cent in urban areas). In Guwahati, scarcity of drinking
water is not unusual. Guwahati face water scarcity every year
especially in the dry mont