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India is one of the world's most water-stressed countries. In 1950, India had 3000 - 4000 cubic meters of water per person. Today, it has fallen to around 1000 cubic meters largely due to population growth. China, by contrast, has twice the amount of water per person to about 2000 cubic meters. Growing competition over finite water resources compounded by climate change have serious complications for India's food security, as well as for the livelihood of its farmers and for the country's economic development. India's water resources are not evenly distributed. Half of India's annual precipitation falls in 15 rain soaked days, making floods and drought a fact of life in the country. India does not so much face a water crisis as a water management crisis, calling for a fundamental reassessment of the way country manages water. Since 2000,.around $ 3.4 Billion in World Bank support has helped 36 million people in 40,000 villages gain better access to drinking w