How Rajendra Singh AKA "Waterman Of India" Solved Rural Rajasthan's Freshwater Crisis

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While world population continues to increase, our freshwater supplies appear to have stagnated and in some cases even trickled to a halt. Residents all the way from California to Brazil are battling multi-year droughts. Earlier this year, some citizens of Sao Paola were so desperate that they drilled through basements and parking lots to try access groundwater. Experts estimate that there are currently a billion people in the world that lack clean drinking water.

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  • hyde6
    hyde69년 이상
    it was a very good passage thank you for the info it is very helpful
    • fusionfury
      fusionfury9년 이상
      I lived in India 8 years I know how they feel
      • observer9년 이상
        very helpful passage thank you!
        • annabeth123
          annabeth1239년 이상
          I thought it said "Watermelon of India", not "Waterman of India"!!!
          • horsecrazyrider
            horsecrazyrider9년 이상
            and to think we have clean water and they don't. i am in 5th grade and i am reading a book about a girl in Sudan who has to walk 8 hours a DAY to find water. that kind of relates to this
            • coolionibus9년 이상
              I think that the water man did a good deed
              • puplov101
                puplov1019년 이상
                If I were in India which is my home country and half of my family including my Mom.
                • nhhhgfdssd9년 이상
                  I fill bad for them.
                • cool guy9년 이상
                  this is weird and cool
                • Naya9년 이상
                  I fell bad for them

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