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
    hyde610년 이하
    it was a very good passage thank you for the info it is very helpful
    • fusionfury
      fusionfury10년 이하
      I lived in India 8 years I know how they feel
      • observer10년 이하
        very helpful passage thank you!
        • annabeth123
          annabeth12310년 이하
          I thought it said "Watermelon of India", not "Waterman of India"!!!
          • horsecrazyrider
            horsecrazyrider10년 이하
            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
            • coolionibus10년 이하
              I think that the water man did a good deed
              • puplov101
                puplov10110년 이하
                If I were in India which is my home country and half of my family including my Mom.
                • nhhhgfdssd10년 이하
                  I fill bad for them.
                • cool guy10년 이하
                  this is weird and cool
                • Naya10년 이하
                  I fell bad for them

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