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World Water Day 2019: Keep these facts in mind before you leave a pipe running

Do you know half the world's population will be living in water-stressed regions by the end of 2025? If you are shocked, then wait, because this info is just the tip of the iceberg...
There will be about 1 billion more people on earth by 2025 and global agriculture alone will require another 1 trillion cubic meters of water per year - which is equal to the annual flow of 20 Niles or 100 Colorado Rivers. (File Photo)
There will be about 1 billion more people on earth by 2025 and global agriculture alone will require another 1 trillion cubic meters of water per year - which is equal to the annual flow of 20 Niles or 100 Colorado Rivers. (File Photo)
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748 million people in the world do not have access to improved drinking water sources. IN PIC: Dongria Kondh tribal women collecting water from a creek (Photo I EPS)
748 million people in the world do not have access to improved drinking water sources. IN PIC: Dongria Kondh tribal women collecting water from a creek (Photo I EPS)
844 million people lack basic drinking water access, more than 1 of every 10 people on the planet. IN PIC: A water truck worker fills a container outside the homes in the Nueva Esperanza shantytown of Lima, Peru. (Photo | AP)
844 million people lack basic drinking water access, more than 1 of every 10 people on the planet. IN PIC: A water truck worker fills a container outside the homes in the Nueva Esperanza shantytown of Lima, Peru. (Photo | AP)
According to Global Water Institute, in Africa and Asia, women walk an average distance of 4 miles (6.5 km appx) every day, which takes about 6 hours, to fetch water for their household, from a water source which has the potential to make them sick. (Photo | Vinay Madapu/EPS)
According to Global Water Institute, in Africa and Asia, women walk an average distance of 4 miles (6.5 km appx) every day, which takes about 6 hours, to fetch water for their household, from a water source which has the potential to make them sick. (Photo | Vinay Madapu/EPS)
A running toilet can waste up to 200 gallons of water each day (Photo | EPS)
A running toilet can waste up to 200 gallons of water each day (Photo | EPS)
By the year 2040 there will not be enough water in the world to quench the thirst of the world population. (Photo | Ashwin Prasath/EPS)
By the year 2040 there will not be enough water in the world to quench the thirst of the world population. (Photo | Ashwin Prasath/EPS)
One-third of the world's largest aquifers are water-stressed. (Photo | AP)
One-third of the world's largest aquifers are water-stressed. (Photo | AP)
One-third of the world's largest aquifers are water-stressed. (Photo | AP)
One-third of the world's largest aquifers are water-stressed. (Photo | AP)
The constant paving of roads seal the surface of the ground, preventing it from absorbing rainwater to replenish underground aquifers which are very vital part of the hydrologic cycle. (Photo | Vincent Pulickal/EPS)
The constant paving of roads seal the surface of the ground, preventing it from absorbing rainwater to replenish underground aquifers which are very vital part of the hydrologic cycle. (Photo | Vincent Pulickal/EPS)
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