New Delhi, June 6 -- Amazon has launched its first-ever water replenishment project in the Yamuna River watershed to tackle water scarcity and over-extraction of groundwater in in the national capital

This prject is part of Amazon's water conservation iniatiaves running across India which already include major lake restoration efforts and community water solutions benefiting over 1 million people since 2020, the firm said in a statement.

The Delhi initiative is expected to replenish more than 400 million litres of water annually once completed, and is part of Amazon's commitment to return more water to communities in India than it uses in its direct operations by 2027, the statement said.

New Delhi faces significant water management ch...