Title: Bottled water has become a key drinking water source in urban India, driven by the southern states Sub-title: Share of urban households with bottled water as principal drinking source, by state (2023) Explanation: Nearly 7 in 10 urban households primarily use tap/piped water. Bottled water now serves about 15% of urban households nationally, driven by higher use in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Telangana, where over a quarter of households rely on it. Kerala stands out, with wells as the leading source. Source: National Sample Survey (NSS), 79th round (2022–23) Attribution: Data For India | CC BY
🧵 Nearly 95% of Indian households have access to basic drinking water, a rate of progress that has surpassed the world's average. Tap or piped water is the single largest source of drinking water for urban Indians.
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