Water Crisis in Water Crisis in IndiaIndia

By: Nancy Castrejon, Ashley By: Nancy Castrejon, Ashley Cortes, Daisy Makaveev Jose Cortes, Daisy Makaveev Jose

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Country FactsCountry Facts Capital:Capital:

New Dehli New Dehli Population:Population:

1,129,866,154 1,129,866,154 Infant mortality:Infant mortality:

34.61 deaths/1,000 live births 34.61 deaths/1,000 live births Access to improved water source:Access to improved water source:

86% 86% Access to improved sanitation:Access to improved sanitation:

33% 33% Below poverty line:Below poverty line:

25% 25% Adult literacy:Adult literacy:

61% 61% Median age:24.8 yearsMedian age:24.8 years

This is what has happened This is what has happened in Indiain India

Water conservation can help solve this problemWater conservation can help solve this problem

The problem in IndiaThe problem in India

••India has the world’s second largest India has the world’s second largest populationpopulation

••The population in India is too big. This The population in India is too big. This is part of why India is in a water crisis.is part of why India is in a water crisis.

••Some of the diseases are being spread Some of the diseases are being spread because, many people cannot wash because, many people cannot wash their hands correctly with such little their hands correctly with such little water. Disease is also spread through water. Disease is also spread through drinking-water.drinking-water.

WaterWater

India has 86% improved water India has 86% improved water sources that leaves 14% with dirty sources that leaves 14% with dirty water.water.

Access sanitation Access sanitation

Only 33% can get rid of there Only 33% can get rid of there garbage others can’t. So that leaves garbage others can’t. So that leaves them with nasty garbage to live them with nasty garbage to live with. So they have to find a way to with. So they have to find a way to get rid of all that garbage. get rid of all that garbage.

India todayIndia today India is a great, big India is a great, big

place to live but there place to live but there is a water crises. That is a water crises. That leave 14 % of there leave 14 % of there people with no water. people with no water. 86% with water and 86% with water and that a good percent but that a good percent but what about the 14%? what about the 14%? They need water too. They need water too. But if they share, they But if they share, they can spread diseases can spread diseases that can kill many that can kill many people.people.

How we can help India's How we can help India's water crisiswater crisis

We can help them by sending water We can help them by sending water to the 14% of people that have no to the 14% of people that have no water.water.

We can also tell them to use the We can also tell them to use the water very careful so they won’t be water very careful so they won’t be waterless and die.waterless and die.

How many baby's live How many baby's live and dieand die

Only 34.61% of the India’s Only 34.61% of the India’s population of baby's live. 1,000 die population of baby's live. 1,000 die and that’s sad this is happening and that’s sad this is happening because of there water crisis. because of there water crisis.

Cultural FactsCultural Facts

The national language in India is The national language in India is Hindi, but there are 14 other official Hindi, but there are 14 other official languages.languages.

India’s schools teach 58 languages India’s schools teach 58 languages and its national newspapers are and its national newspapers are published in 87 languages.published in 87 languages.

81.3% of the population is Hindi, but 81.3% of the population is Hindi, but 12% of the population is Muslim.12% of the population is Muslim.