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Water worries compound [1]

The total volume of water on earth: 104 crore km3. The volume of accessible freshwater: 90 lakh km3. In a few decades, that might not be enough to sustain the entire humanity, warn UN agencies.

Publication Date: 
12/04/2009
Week (Kochi) [2]
Tags:
Groundwater [3], Water Demand [4], Drinking Water Scarcity [5], UN [6], India [7], Global [8]
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