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    76 Million Are Without Access To Safe Drinking Water - 21% of Country's Diseases Are Water Related

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    India has just 4% of the world's fresh water but accounts for 16% of the global population. Approximately 76 million Indians lack access to safe drinking water and 21% of the country's diseases are water related. Many common daily activities like bathing, cleaning, and using the toilet waste large amounts of India's limited water supply. With 84% of rural households lacking piped water access and 70% of water contaminated, 600 million Indians face high water stress.

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    India has just 4% of the world's fresh water but accounts for 16% of the global population. Approximately 76 million Indians lack access to safe drinking water and 21% of the country's diseases are water related. Many common daily activities like bathing, cleaning, and using the toilet waste large amounts of India's limited water supply. With 84% of rural households lacking piped water access and 70% of water contaminated, 600 million Indians face high water stress.

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    India has just 4% of the world's fresh water but accounts for 16% of the global population. Approximately 76 million Indians lack access to safe drinking water and 21% of the country's diseases are water related. Many common daily activities like bathing, cleaning, and using the toilet waste large amounts of India's limited water supply. With 84% of rural households lacking piped water access and 70% of water contaminated, 600 million Indians face high water stress.

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    India has just 4% of the world's fresh water but accounts for 16% of the global population. Approximately 76 million Indians lack access to safe drinking water and 21% of the country's diseases are water related. Many common daily activities like bathing, cleaning, and using the toilet waste large amounts of India's limited water supply. With 84% of rural households lacking piped water access and 70% of water contaminated, 600 million Indians face high water stress.

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    71% of Earth is covered with water

    Some 3 in 10 people worldwide,


    2.1 billion, lack access to water.

    # India has just 4% of the world’s fresh


    water & 16% of the global population.

    •76 million are without access to


    safe drinking water
    •21% of country’s diseases are
    water related
    So, just for rice, a family of four consumes approximately
    84,600 litres of virtual water in a month

    6 common ways we waste water without realisation


    1. The bathroom singing water waster
    2. The Sunday morning cleaning spree
    3. The sleepy brushing session
    4. 18 litres for every toilet visit
    5. Keeping the kitchen tap open for 'cleaner' veggies
    6. Playing Holi the filmy style
    600 million people face high-toextreme water stress.
    • 75% of households do not have drinking water on premise.
    84% rural households do not have piped water access.
    • 70% of our water is contaminated;
    India is currently ranked 120 among 122 countries in the water
    quality index.
    References
    • https://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school/science/how-much-
    water-there-earth?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects
    • https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/12-07-2017-2-1-billion-people-lack-safe-
    drinking-water-at-home-more-than-twice-as-many-lack-safe-sanitation
    • https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/water/challenges-in-the-management-of-
    water-in-india-58275

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