{
  "id": 443383,
  "title": "What a water-wise city would look like – and how India can get there",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/what-a-water-wise-city-would-look-like-and-how-india-can-get-there",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T04:55:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
    "slug": "the-hindu-sci-tech",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/what-a-water-wise-city-would-look-like-and-how-india-can-get-there/article71316407.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Durban and Bhubaneswar have protected water access for low-income households. Las Vegas and Bengaluru use higher tariffs to discourage excessive consumption. Seoul and Guwahati have strengthened planning rules to protect floodplains. Windhoek and Chennai show that treated wastewater can become a reliable source of water",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}