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INDIA'S WATER CRISIS

India is located in the continent of Asia. India is right below China on the map. India is also located to the right of the Arabian Sea and to the left of the Bay of Bengal.


 * __Total Area:__** 3,287,263 sq. km.


 * __Land Area:__** 2,973,193 sq. km.
 * __Water Area:__** 314,070 sq. km.


 * __Land Area Percentage:__** 90%
 * __Water Area Percentage__:** 10%

The climate in India varies. The climate is tropical monsoon in the south, and temperate in the north. The terrain in India is upland plain in the south, flat to rolling plain along the Ganges, deserts in the west, and the Himalayan Mountains in the north.
 * __Climate/Terrain__**

__**Arable Land Percentage:**__ 47.87%
 * __Arable Land Area:__** 1,423,267 sq. km.


 * __Irrigated Land:__** 663,340 sq. km.


 * __Renewable Water Area__:** 1,911 cu. km.


 * __Freshwater Withdrawal:__** 761 cu. km./yr.


 * __Total Population:__** 1,220,800,359
 * __Total Population In Poverty__:** 29.8%

//Improved-// urban: 96.3% rural: 89.5% total: 91.6% //Unimproved-// urban: 3.7% rural: 10.5% total: 8.4%
 * __Drinking Water Source For Population In %:__**

//Improved-// urban: 59.7% rural: 23.9% total: 35.1% //Unimproved-// urban: 40.3% rural: 76.1% total: 64.9%
 * __Sanitation Facility Access For Population In %:__**

The most common waterborne diseases are, bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis type A and E, typhoid fever, and leptospirosis. Diseases are spread fast because most people in India cannot wash their hands.
 * __Waterborne/Water Contact Diseases:__**

Most water in India is either polluted by sewage or irrigation. Also the resources of the country cannot supply enough water form the fast growing population. Many people in India have no access to toilets. The type of water scarcity in India is both economic and physical water scarcity.
 * __Cause of Water Crisis In India:__**

The type of water scarcity in India is both physical and economic. The water scarcity is physical in some parts because the resources of the country cannot keep up with the rapid growing population. There is also economic water scarcity because India cannot afford the appropriate infrastructure to carry water to residents.
 * __Type of Water Scarcity:__**

Many organizations are trying to help India by installing water filtration systems. A specific website called Water.org is trying to provide clean water to people in India. WaterAid is also making training manuals for the government of India to help improve clean water supply to the people of India.
 * __What Is Being Done To Decrease The Problem:__**