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Water supply in metrocities:1994-95

Metrocity	Population		Available water supply (mld)			Per capita water supply (lpcd)	Population covered by municipal water(%)
Metrocity	Total	Municipal	Ground source	Surface source	Total	Per capita water supply (lpcd)	Population covered by municipal water(%)
Ahmedabad	3,312,216	2,876,710	315	208	523	182	100
Bangalore	4,130,288	4,130,288	10	499	509	137	90
Bhopal	1,062,771	1,062,771	14	223	237	234	95
Calcutta	11,021,918	9,643,211	284	1,449	1,733	200	90
Coimbatore	1,100,746	816,321	-	75	75	104	88
Delhi	8,419,084	8,419,084	240	2,370	2,610	341	91
Hyderabad	4,344,437	4,098,734	57	409	466	127	90
Indore	1,109,056	1,091,674	9	172	181	208	80
Jaipur	1,518,235	1,458,483	202	67	269	195	95
Kanpur	2,029,889	1,874,409	110	190	300	200	80
Kochi	1,140,605	670,009	2	107	109	231	70
Lucknow	1,669,204	1,619,115	180	220	400	252	98
Ludhiana	1,042,740	1,042,740	-	118	118	175	65
Chennai	5,421,985	4,752,974	72	273	345	81	90
Madurai	1,085,914	940,989	-	60	60	74	86
Mumbai	12,596,243	12,288,519	-	3,070	3,070	272	92
Nagpur	1,664,006	1,624,752	-	256	256	158	100
Patna	1,099,647	917,243	272	-	272	297	100
Pune	2,493,987	2,244,196	-	540	540	241	100
Surat	1,518,950	1,498,817	45	131	176	178	66
Vadodara	1,126,824	1,031,346	13	166	179	233	75
Varanasi	1,030,863	1,030,863	110	112	222	215	100
Vishakhapatnam	1,057,118	752,037	6	79	85	113	100
Total	70,996,726	65,885,285	1,941	10,794	12,735	214	90
Notes: mld : million litres per day lpcd : litres per capita per day
Source: Anon 1997, Status of Water Supply and Wastewater Generation, Collection, Treatment and Disposal in Metrocities (1994-95), Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi, August, p 23.