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World Water Day: Children will face the worst of extreme water shortage

Here are photos of the water situation in many parts of the country.
A boy carries water filled in a bottle from the catchment area of Neyyar dam in Koliyakod. Water level of reservoir was dipped alarmingly this year. World Water Day falls on March 22.(Kaviyoor Santhosh | EPS)
A boy carries water filled in a bottle from the catchment area of Neyyar dam in Koliyakod. Water level of reservoir was dipped alarmingly this year. World Water Day falls on March 22.(Kaviyoor Santhosh | EPS)
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Siblings engaged in drawing water using hand pump at Vizhinjam in Thiruavananthapuram. Defunct pumps have been repaired at many places during drought season. (Kaviyoor Santhosh | EPS)
Siblings engaged in drawing water using hand pump at Vizhinjam in Thiruavananthapuram. Defunct pumps have been repaired at many places during drought season. (Kaviyoor Santhosh | EPS)
A security guard quenches his thirst in front of a graffiti that depicts the importance of water conservation, at Cantonment Park, Pallavaram in the city on Tuesday. With the rise in temperature and fast depletion and drying of water bodies, it's high time we pledge to preserve our water resources on this World Water Day.(Sunish P Surendran | EPS)
A security guard quenches his thirst in front of a graffiti that depicts the importance of water conservation, at Cantonment Park, Pallavaram in the city on Tuesday. With the rise in temperature and fast depletion and drying of water bodies, it's high time we pledge to preserve our water resources on this World Water Day.(Sunish P Surendran | EPS)
A monkey drinking water from a tap in Mysuru on Tuesday.(Udayashankar S | EPS)
A monkey drinking water from a tap in Mysuru on Tuesday.(Udayashankar S | EPS)
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