World Water Day

Agencies Published March 22, 2011
Indian women fill containers with potable water from a government water supply tanker at their residential colony in Hyderabad.-AFP Photo
Indian women fill containers with potable water from a government water supply tanker at their residential colony in Hyderabad.-AFP Photo
An Indian girl crosses over a stream of polluted water as she carries drinking water on the outskirts of Indian- Administered Kashmir, India.-AP Photo
An Indian girl crosses over a stream of polluted water as she carries drinking water on the outskirts of Indian- Administered Kashmir, India.-AP Photo
A woman walks past as the CN Tower is lit blue to mark World Water Day in Toronto, Canada.-AP Photo
A woman walks past as the CN Tower is lit blue to mark World Water Day in Toronto, Canada.-AP Photo
A student gets a face painting called ?Thirsty Human? from his classmate during a campaign to mark the upcoming World Water Day at a vocational education school in China.- Reuters Photo
A student gets a face painting called ?Thirsty Human? from his classmate during a campaign to mark the upcoming World Water Day at a vocational education school in China.- Reuters Photo
A man transports fresh water for sale on a street in Hanoi. -Reuters Photo
A man transports fresh water for sale on a street in Hanoi. -Reuters Photo
A woman collects water from a public well, to sell in San Cayetano, about 30 km (18 miles) from the capital Managua. -Reuters Photo
A woman collects water from a public well, to sell in San Cayetano, about 30 km (18 miles) from the capital Managua. -Reuters Photo

The international observance of World Water Day is an initiative that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro. The day calls for international attention on the impact of rapid urban growth, industrialisation and uncertainties caused by climate change, conflicts and natural disasters on urban water systems.

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nishanslk@gmail.com
Mar 22, 2011 04:20pm
Water also one of energy !, Please do save a drop of water with every per second for future !
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