Atlas Magazine: The Unearthly Issue

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The ofH2O: H20: The economics Economics of Water pricingReform reformWorldwide worldwide Water Pricing By by Diti Kohli Kohli art by Windy Lin

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eople recognize Chennai, a humid city in southeastern India, by its soothing Carnatic music, its cricket team aptly named “The Super Kings,” and its collection of pyramid-esque Hindu temples mounted with colorful deities. The world also knows the coastal haven for being a water desert — almost entirely depleted of potable water.

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