• Kiran Dabas
• Priyanka

Since the late 1980s, there has been a significant increase in political and public interest in research on water shortage. The management of water resources and the reduction of poverty can both be benefited from combining the socio-economic capability to access it with the measure of water availability. This strategy enables researchers to consider fresh multidimensional water scarcity indices that have helped define the water scarcity index (WSI). The indicators which were developed to capture different elements of water shortage were investigated in this research. The article describes the development and evaluation of water scarcity index in selected villages of Delhi. WSI was calculated using objective weighting scheme of its four components ( availability of resource, capacity, accessibility and environment). The index was developed as a comprehensive tool to evaluate the water problem at the household and community levels. It was created to assist decision-makers in identifying the most urgent needs for water sector interventions.

Water Scarcity, Indicator, Index, Capacity, Access, Resource, Environment

"Development of Improved Method to Calculate Water Scarcity Index and it's Application in Delhi", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 9, page no.62-70, September 2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2009474.pdf

"Development of Improved Method to Calculate Water Scarcity Index and it's Application in Delhi", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 9, page no. pp62-70, September 2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2009474.pdf