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Diarrhoeal diseases are the second leading cause of death in children under five years of age and are responsible for killing around 7,60,000 children every year all over the world.

Diarrhoeal diseases are the second leading cause of death in children under five years of age, and are responsible for killing around 7,60,000 children every year all over the world.

India is highly dependant on groundwater.

Water tankers are a common sight in most Indian cities and so are tanker businesses that extract and deliver groundwater via trucks or tractors to hundreds of residential neighbourhoods at a negotiated price. Most of these are informal or unauthorised.

Who are the water mafia and how do they operate?

Meghalaya boasts one of the rainiest places on the planet at Cherrapunjee, receiving over 11,000 mm of annual rainfall. Yet, despite all the rain, water availability remains a problem for many rural and urban communities across the State. Natural springs that have provided drinking water for generations are in crisis.

The Shivnath River is the longest tributary of the Mahanadi River.

Urban water supply can be classified into two categories -- formal and informal.  A formal system usually means piped delivery, at least partly treated, and regulated by a utility.

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Traditional water mills or gharats as they are called in the hilly regions of Himachal Pradesh were once found in nearly every village. Today these mechanisms that use running water to grind wheat, rice and maize and also occassionally to extract oil, have been replaced by electricity run mills.