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Parched Thar villages get safe drinking water

Simple bio sand filters make water safe for drinking in arid Rajasthan villages, preventing diseases and ensuring health of people.

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Dry taps drive people to toxic groundwater in Bihar

The government provides clean piped water to every household, but villagers in Saharsa district complain that the supply is irregular and inadequate, forcing them to use groundwater laced with arsenic.

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UP’s young water evangelist

A young woman receives international recognition for her work ensuring 22 UP villages - and counting - get clean, safe water and learn how to fight against contamination.

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Rural community at receiving end of temple town’s sewage

Commercial establishments catering to religious tourism in the temple town of Guruvayur have contaminated the ground and surface water of a village in Thrissur by releasing raw sewage into natural drains