Which of the following city in India faces an acute shortage of water?

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Gendathur

Shillong

Cherrapunji

Mawsynram

answer is B.

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Shillong faces an acute water shortage and is the capital of Meghalaya. It is 55 km from Cherrapunji and Mawsynram, which receive the highest rainfall in India. Yet the capital faces an acute shortage of water. To address this problem, people have adopted rainwater harvesting practices. Almost every household in Shillong has a rooftop water harvesting system that caters to their 15-25% water requirements. Many other cities in India, like Chennai, Nagpur, Mumbai, Lucknow, Jaipur, etc., face acute water shortages. These cities also need to adopt rainwater harvesting techniques to store rainwater and work on water conservation.

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