INDIAN WATER CRISIS

Many farmers rely on water for their crops

Many farmers block the local water reservoir for themselves

No water enters the rest of the village

Water is very is expensive as it makes up more than one quarter of an average persons salary

Water is rationed, limited supply per family

Prices continually increase

No significant changes have been made to prevent any changes to benefit the water crisis

Many diseases are linked to contaminated water

Nearly 500 children die almost everyday due to dirty water

Hundreds of thousands of people have died due to contaminated water

Many families have to worry about providing enough food and water for for children

Malnutrition

Travelling long distances for water

Loans are made to purchase water but most of the time they are not able to be payed back

Debt leads to suicide

Crops are unable to grow