‘World Water Day’ in Madagascar
TANANARIVE, Madagascar — Students celebrate World Water Day in Tananarive, capital of Madagascar, March 22, 2012. The Madagascan Ministry of Water and NGO Water AID organized a special program on Thursday to call attention to the protection of water resources. <Photo: Xinhua/He Xianfeng> news@theasian.asia
No Pure Water to Drink in Pakistan
A Pakistani boy uses a hand-pump to collect water in outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, on March 21, 2012 on the eve of the UN World Water Day. According to the World Bank, about 70% of Pakistan’s total population do not have safe potable water to drink. <Photo: Xinhua/Jamil Ahmed> news@theasian.asia
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