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• People in rural areas don’t have access to clean drinking water
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• India’s water quality is highly dangerous as India ranks 120 out of 122
countries in terms of water quality
• 5 out of 15 venture capitalist firms provide funds to companies in the
drinking water section.
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• India ranks 133 out of 180 countries for the water availability.
• 70% of the earth is water, but only 2% water is safe. From this 2%, 1.6%
water is occupied by glaciers and ice caps.
• 210 million people in India lack proper sanitization and live in unsafe
environment.
• Children and women spend 140 million hours in just collecting fresh
drinking water for their families.
• 1 billion women and children travel around 6km regularly to collect fresh
drinking water.
• If a small amount of $1 is invested in management of water crisis, the
return we would get is $4.

Conclusion: Despite of having multiple water resources, we are facing water
scarcity due to improper management of water resources and inefficient water
supply. If utilization of underground water is controlled and if water is utilized in a
smart and appropriate way, it can be preserved. It is the moral responsibility of every
individual to understand the importance of saving water to prevent intense water
crisis in future.

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