Dear MEL Topic Readers,
India drought:
'330 million people affected'
You might
think India is hot and humid. It is hot indeed but not always wet. The subcontinent
gets very wet during monsoon season. But it has gotten less rain for the two consecutive
seasons. Consequently, the water levels of the countries’ 91 water reservoirs are
historically low. As the population increases and economy advances, more water
is needed especially for non-essential uses such as swimming pools, gardens and
car washes. But in rural areas where no tap water is available, people have to
walk and wait long to get water at over 40C temperatures.
There are approximately
500 million people in the country who don’t have access to toilets of any type.
The government is working on providing and promoting more toilets. But will
that be possible when there are such severe water shortages across the country?
Enjoy reading
and thinking of any idea to provide and conserve water in the sizzling
sub-continent with over 1.3 billion people.
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