In 2003 out of 122 countries Indian ranked 120 in water quality, not bad its progress in reverse.
India - Water Crisis
India’s huge and growing population is putting a severe strain on all of the country’s natural resources. ** Most water sources are contaminated by sewage and agricultural runoff. ** India has made progress in the supply of safe water to its people, but gross disparity in coverage exists across the country. Although access to drinking water has improved, the World Bank estimates that 21% of communicable diseases in India are related to unsafe water. In India, diarrhea alone causes more than 1600 deaths each day.—the same as if eight 200-person jumbo-jets crashed to the ground each day. ** Hygiene practices also continue to be a problem in India. Latrine usage is extremely poor in rural areas of the country; only 14% of the rural population has access to a latrine. Hand washing is also very low, increasing the spread of disease. In order to decrease the amount of disease spread through drinking-water, latrine usage and hygiene must be improved simultaneously. **
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[quote] Latrine usage is extremely poor in rural areas of the country; only 14% of the rural population has access to a latrine.
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That is probably due to the fact that some 800 million Indian's defacting out on the streets/in the open, rather than use toilets, which they don't have anyway.
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I am glad to see that people on this board are so touched by the plight of the poor people of India. It brings a tear to my eye that you all are so concerned for the people of what might be termed as a “not so friendly neighbor”. I know you will want to help fix this sad problem.. what could be better than making sure people have good water to drink. Please donate generously to “Engineers Without Borders”. They are doing good work to provide potable water along with adequate sanitation in the villages of India.
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wht the hell???...all of u pakis now must stop bashing india on every thread...there r thousands of other problems....hundreds of people have been died and thousands were affected by the contaminated water...the recent 1 was in landhi karachi where 15 people died due to contamination of water by SWAGE....in sindh,such accidents have become horrible for people...
u people must look ur own problem....there r thousands of other problems which r increasing...