Statement :
In metro cities, there is shortage of water supply to all the houses. This is partly due to the huge leakage of water from water pipelines.
Argument I :
There should be 24 x 7 maintenance and water leakage should be fixed.
Argument II :
With the same or less expense, we should pump more water.

The correct answer is (A) Argument I is strong.

Argument I directly addresses the root cause of water scarcity mentioned in the statement. In Madhya Pradesh, under the AMRUT 2.0 initiative, urban local bodies focus heavily on reducing Non-Revenue Water (NRW) through continuous monitoring and leak detection. Conversely, Argument II is weak because pumping more water without repairing the damaged infrastructure is economically unviable and scientifically worsens water loss.