It has been said that Water is the next oil.
It has also been said that the next world war will be fought on water.

The cost of women fetching water in India is equivalent to a national loss of income of Rs 1000 crore
Do we need such kind of statements to wake us up ?
Is it not the basic right of the women of our country, 60 years after independence ?
Can this time not be used to teach children or learn to read, do income generation activities.....

1.8 million children die each year from diarrhea - 4,900 deaths each day.
Can this not be stopped overnight.
Every NGO working in Rural India and Urban Slums - and not necessarily, these are health NGOs - can help in stopping these deaths

At any given time, half of the world's hospital beds are occupied by patients suffering from a water-related disease.
These numbers are much larger than any specific disease.

Poor people pay more for water
Poor people living in the slums often pay 5-10 times more for per liter of water than wealthy people living in the same city
Will this kind of social imbalance sustain ?

Free Downloads for NGOs, corporates, funding agencies, media...
Download simple posters on water : And place them on notice boards in schools, offices, walls, panchayat offices...
Download districtwise NGOs and other organisations working on water : You will like the GIS format
Download rainfall in your district
Download information on questions MPs have asked on water in year 2007
Download Water Quality Kits

And more importantly
Ask any question on water. Just any question.

If you are water positive, you can do this from tomorrow morning.
While brushing teeth, dont keep the tap on during the entire process. Conserve water.

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