On World Water Day, in Guwahati, a fisherman's boat crosses the river Brahmaputra, one of Asia's largest rivers and source of water for many in the sorrounding area. Photo: AP
U.N. estimates that more than one in six people worldwide don't have access to 20-50 litres of safe freshwater a day to ensure their basic needs for drinking, cooking and cleaning. Here, women wash clothes and fetch water from a roadside water tap in Kolkata. Photo: AP
World Water Day is observed as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating the sustainable management of freshwater resources. File photo: Paul Noronha
According to UN estimates, more than one in six people worldwide do not have access to 20-50 litres of safe freshwater a day to ensure their basic needs. Photo: AP
There is no direct supply of water at homes in most of the poor neighbourhoods and people have to depend on regulated supply of water from public taps erected on roadsides. Photo: AP
In Guwahati, a girl waits for a bucket to fill with water dripping from a pipe connected to a stream. Photo: AP
A group of tribal people travel a long distance to fetch water from Godavari river at Khammam District, Andhra Pradesh. Photo: G.N. RAO
A boy drinks dripping water from a public tap in Agartala. Photo: PTI
World Water Day does not seem to make any difference to the residents of Puthuvypeen coastal area near Kochi. Photo:H.Vibhu.
District Collector M. Karunakaran (right) leads the 'Walk for Water' campaign along the bunds of Valankulam in Coimbatore to mark World Water Day. Photo: M.Periasamy
Deaf and dumb children taking part in a painting competition to mark the World Water Day at a school in Bikaner. Photo: PTI
Students participating in the 'Walk for Water' campaign in Valankulam, Coimbatore to mark World Water Day. Photo:M. Periasamy
Members of YMCA demonstrating in Bangalore to mark World Water Day under the Theme: “Conserve to Survive”. Photo: V Sreenivasa Murthy