Fixing leaky pipes in places such as Mexico City to New Delhi is a better way to avert water shortages than costly schemes such as dams, Asit Bitwas, head of the Third World Centre for Water Management in Mexico City, told delegates at a water conference yesterday.
"In nearly all the megacities, . . . 40 to 60 per cent [of water] never reaches the consumer" because of leaks and poor maintenance, he said. Mr. Bitwas, a Canadian citizen born in India, is in Sweden to receive the annual $150,000 (U.S.) Stockholm Water Prize for his research.
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