Srinagar, April 16 -- The global population is rapidly snowballing and urbanizing at an unprecedented pace. Since the mid-twentieth century until 2020, people living in urban areas have increased from 0.8 billion to 4.4 billion and are anticipated to reach 6.7 billion by 2050, constituting 29.6 percent, 56.2 percent, and 68.4 percent, respectively. This rapid demographic ascension and urbanization, among other critical issues, are associated with climate change and surmounting urban water scarcity and security. Water, being a key determining factor as such, has a great bearing on the wellbeing of urbanites, the urban environment, urban functioning, amenity, and socio-economic development. The situation is more critical in the unplanned pa...