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You might not realise it, but India exports enormous amounts of water when it exports raw materials such as cotton and products such as automobiles.
The water consumed to grow India’s cotton exports in 2013 would be enough to supply 85% of the country’s 1.24 billion people with 100 litres of water every day for a year. Meanwhile, more than 100 million people in India do not have access to safe water.