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Dawn.com Published June 6, 2011
A woman drinks potable water after washing clothes in polluted Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad, India. - Photo by AP
A woman drinks potable water after washing clothes in polluted Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad, India. - Photo by AP
The Yamuna, is considered one of the holiest rivers in India, has today become one of the most polluted, with it's water declared unfit for drinking, sustaining aquatic life, and does not conform to water quality of bathing standards. - Photo by AFP
The Yamuna, is considered one of the holiest rivers in India, has today become one of the most polluted, with it's water declared unfit for drinking, sustaining aquatic life, and does not conform to water quality of bathing standards. - Photo by AFP
More than one billion urban residents will face serious water shortages by 2050 due to the climate change, with Indian cities among the worst hit, a study said March 2011. - Photo by AFP
More than one billion urban residents will face serious water shortages by 2050 due to the climate change, with Indian cities among the worst hit, a study said March 2011. - Photo by AFP
A rag picker looks for reusable material at a garbage dump on the outskirts of Hyderabad, India. - Photo by AP
A rag picker looks for reusable material at a garbage dump on the outskirts of Hyderabad, India. - Photo by AP
An Afghan woman collects waste items at a garbage site. - Photo by AP
An Afghan woman collects waste items at a garbage site. - Photo by AP
A shepherd walks among his animals over the trash in Kabul. - Photo by AP
A shepherd walks among his animals over the trash in Kabul. - Photo by AP
Children play in polluted water that is pumped into the river Buriganga in Dhaka. - Photo by AP
Children play in polluted water that is pumped into the river Buriganga in Dhaka. - Photo by AP
A boatman prepares food in his boat on the polluted river Buriganga. - Photo by AP
A boatman prepares food in his boat on the polluted river Buriganga. - Photo by AP
A boy searches for recyclable material as endangered Adjutant Storks sit on a garbage dump. - Photo by AP
A boy searches for recyclable material as endangered Adjutant Storks sit on a garbage dump. - Photo by AP
Nepalese children hug trees during a mass tree hugging in Katmandu, Nepal. The event organized to spread the message ?Save the trees and save the earth? was an attempt to create a record for the maximum number of people hugging trees. The 879 people were hugging the trees for two minutes according to the organizers. - Photo by AP
Nepalese children hug trees during a mass tree hugging in Katmandu, Nepal. The event organized to spread the message ?Save the trees and save the earth? was an attempt to create a record for the maximum number of people hugging trees. The 879 people were hugging the trees for two minutes according to the organizers. - Photo by AP
A woman collects water into the vessel for household use from a leaking pipeline, near the garbage dump. - Photo by AP
A woman collects water into the vessel for household use from a leaking pipeline, near the garbage dump. - Photo by AP
- Photo by AP
- Photo by AP
Great Adjutant storks stand on the biggest garbage dump in the northeastern state of Assam, India. - Photo by AFP
Great Adjutant storks stand on the biggest garbage dump in the northeastern state of Assam, India. - Photo by AFP
A worker inspects harvested timber at a timber processing center. - Photo by Reuters
A worker inspects harvested timber at a timber processing center. - Photo by Reuters

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