With the worst water crisis in India’s history upon us, it is clear that we must change how we use water. Nearly 600 million Indians are experiencing high to extreme water-related hardships, and about 200,000 humans continue to perish annually from inadequate access to safe water.

Chennai’s four reservoirs, which supply to more than 4 million residents, are now bone-dry, and the city is being forced to rely on government water tankers or alternative sources, which are already causing water-borne illness.

But there is hope: among the least expensive and most effective ways to conserve water is to go vegan. Per one estimate, each person who goes vegan saves over 995,500 litres of water a year.

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