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  "id": 6868922,
  "title": "Mumbai Turns To Sea As Water Demand Outpaces Supply",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/mumbai-turns-to-sea-as-water-demand-outpaces-supply-6868922",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T04:09:25.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/mumbai-turns-to-sea-as-water-demand-outpaces-supply-12036016"
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  "summary": "The plan to supply desalinated water to Mumbai was first seriously considered after the severe water shortage of 2009, when the city faced daily water cuts. The civic body had proposed desalination to reduce the city's dependence on the monsoon.",
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        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "Mumbai Turns To Sea As Water Demand Outpaces Supply",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/mumbai-turns-to-sea-as-water-demand-outpaces-supply",
        "published": "2026-09-12T04:09:25.000Z"
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  "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."
}