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INDIA’S WATER MANAGEMENT
Nearly 90 percent of India’s diseases are caused by unsanitary water conditions. According to the World Bank, 88 percent of all diseases in India are caused by unsafe drinking water, inadequate sanitation and poor hygiene. Annual, water-related problems are responsible for: 4 billion cases of diarrhea, resulting in the deaths of more than 6 million children, 300 million malaria sufferers, 6 million people who have been struck blind by trachoma, and 500 million people who are currently at risk of contracting it, the World Bank says(Bangladesh News). Because of these conditions humans have become walking, talking carriers of diseases, thanks to poor sanitation and undrinkable water. Water is a critical resource issue for the social and economic development of India and the rest of the world. Increasing global demands for water and poor management over decades have caused damages to India’s environment and population. India’s pollution watchdog noted in November 2013 that water from half of the country’s 445 rivers is unfit for human consumption because nearly all major Indian cities release domestic wastewater mostly without treatment.(Barbeck) If something is not done soon, an estimated 114 million Indians will soon face domestic, agricultural and industrial shortages. The lack of clean water for has led to the increase in the number of deaths in both the urban and rural parts of India. Deaths due to water related diseases in India are in the range of nearly 80 percent; here are just a few of the water borne illnesses that are common in India. Diarrhoea, it remains the most prevalent water related disease in India. It mostly affects children under the age of 5and often leads to death. Cholera, in India Cholera related deaths are most common in places with shortage of good quality water. The Plasmodium parasite mosquito that breeds in water bodies like lakes and paddy fish spreads malaria, Malaria or Malarial fever. Stagnant water
Nearly 90 percent of India’s diseases are caused by unsanitary water conditions. According to the World Bank, 88 percent of all diseases in India are caused by unsafe drinking water, inadequate sanitation and poor hygiene. Annual, water-related problems are responsible for: 4 billion cases of diarrhea, resulting in the deaths of more than 6 million children, 300 million malaria sufferers, 6 million people who have been struck blind by trachoma, and 500 million people who are currently at risk of contracting it, the World Bank says(Bangladesh News). Because of these conditions humans have become walking, talking carriers of diseases, thanks to poor sanitation and undrinkable water. Water is a critical resource issue for the social and economic development of India and the rest of the world. Increasing global demands for water and poor management over decades have caused damages to India’s environment and population. India’s pollution watchdog noted in November 2013 that water from half of the country’s 445 rivers is unfit for human consumption because nearly all major Indian cities release domestic wastewater mostly without treatment.(Barbeck) If something is not done soon, an estimated 114 million Indians will soon face domestic, agricultural and industrial shortages. The lack of clean water for has led to the increase in the number of deaths in both the urban and rural parts of India. Deaths due to water related diseases in India are in the range of nearly 80 percent; here are just a few of the water borne illnesses that are common in India. Diarrhoea, it remains the most prevalent water related disease in India. It mostly affects children under the age of 5and often leads to death. Cholera, in India Cholera related deaths are most common in places with shortage of good quality water. The Plasmodium parasite mosquito that breeds in water bodies like lakes and paddy fish spreads malaria, Malaria or Malarial fever. Stagnant water
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