Water is one the primary components of life. On the occasion of World Water Day 2015, let's take a look at water related statistics from India. Right from the ecosystem perspective, to corporate usage, from usage in agricultural practices to usage by individuals. Water is one of the primary and often the most critical factor in India. Here is an interesting look at it.

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LET’S
WATER
TALK
A presentation on World Water Day – Brought by Sustainabilityzero.com

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“Water is life’s mater and
matrix, mother and
medium. There is no life
without water”
-Albert Szent-Gyorgyi

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Latrine usage is extremely poor in rural areas of
the country; only 14% of the rural population has
access to a latrine. Hand washing is also very low,
increasing the spread of disease.

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To flush a toilet we use 7.5 to 26.5 litres (2 to 7 gallons) of water.
In a five-minute shower we use 95 to 190 litres (25 to 50 gallons)
of water. To brush our teeth, we use 7.5 litres (2 gallons) of water.

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The World Bank estimates that
21% of communicable diseases in
India are related to unsafe water.

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It takes 5,680 litres (1,500 gallons) of water to
process one barrel of beer.
To process one can of fruit or vegetables, we need
35 litres (9.3 gallons) of water.
About 25,700 litres (6,800 gallons) of water is
required to grow a day’s food for a family of four.
It takes 7,000 litres (1,850 gallons) of water to
refine one barrel of crude oil.
To manufacture new cars 148,000 litres (39,000
gallons) of water are used per car.

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If the entire world’s water were fit into a
gallon jug, the fresh water available for us to
use would equal only about one tablespoon

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In India, diarrhoea alone causes more than 1,600
deaths daily—the same as if eight 200-person
jumbo-jets crashed to the ground each day.

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Each day almost 10,000 children under the age of 5 in
Third World countries die as a result of illnesses
contracted by use of impure water.

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