Analyzing the Water Footprint of Indian Dairy Industry

Zareena Irfan () and Mohana Mondal

Working Papers from Madras School of Economics,Chennai,India

Abstract: Water footprint is a multidimensional indicator, showing water consumption volumes by source and by type of pollution; all components of a total water footprint are specified geographically and temporally. The issue of water scarcity in India is getting serious day-by-day. Water scarcity is fast becoming urban India's number one woe, with government's own data revealing that residents in 22 out of 32 major cities have to deal with daily shortages. In this paper the authors have calculated the water footprint in Indian dairy industry to assess the water intensity.

Keywords: Water Scarcity; Water Footprint; Dairy Industry; India (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: P28 Q29 Q56 Q57 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 20 pages
Date: 2015-09
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