Thirsty Earth

Updated On Mar 22, 2012 05:01 pm IST
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Top view of the pollution in river Yamuna at Okhla Barrage in New Delhi on Tuesday. HT Photo/Mohd Zakir expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Mar 22, 2012 05:01 pm IST

Top view of the pollution in river Yamuna at Okhla Barrage in New Delhi on Tuesday. HT Photo/Mohd Zakir

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River Yamuna has become unrecognisable with a constant layer of foam on its surface. HT Photo/Mohd Zakir expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Mar 22, 2012 05:01 pm IST

River Yamuna has become unrecognisable with a constant layer of foam on its surface. HT Photo/Mohd Zakir

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Water levels rise as the Yamuna river floods due to incessant rains in the capital and surrounding areas. HT Photo/Vipin Kumar. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Mar 22, 2012 05:01 pm IST

Water levels rise as the Yamuna river floods due to incessant rains in the capital and surrounding areas. HT Photo/Vipin Kumar.

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A street child drinks water straight from a tap near a gutter. HT Photo/Sunil Saxena expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Mar 22, 2012 05:01 pm IST

A street child drinks water straight from a tap near a gutter. HT Photo/Sunil Saxena

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A man drinks water from a MCD tanker on the eve of World water day in New Delhi. HT photo/Arijit Sen expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Mar 22, 2012 05:01 pm IST

A man drinks water from a MCD tanker on the eve of World water day in New Delhi. HT photo/Arijit Sen

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A child drinks water, during anti-Posco demonstrations at Odisha. HT/Arabinda Mahapatra expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Mar 22, 2012 05:01 pm IST

A child drinks water, during anti-Posco demonstrations at Odisha. HT/Arabinda Mahapatra

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People collect water from a supply tank truck at Khanpur in New Delhi in this 20 June, 2009 file photo. HT Photo/Sanjeev Verma expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Mar 22, 2012 05:01 pm IST

People collect water from a supply tank truck at Khanpur in New Delhi in this 20 June, 2009 file photo. HT Photo/Sanjeev Verma

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A vendor sells drinking water on his cycle rickshaw at Abu Fazal Enclave near Barrage in New Delhi on Tuesday. HT Photo/Mohd Zakir expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Mar 22, 2012 05:01 pm IST

A vendor sells drinking water on his cycle rickshaw at Abu Fazal Enclave near Barrage in New Delhi on Tuesday. HT Photo/Mohd Zakir

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Young men push each other as they collect water from a broken pipeline near Santa Cruz, east Mumbai. HT Photo/Vijayanand Gupta expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Mar 22, 2012 05:01 pm IST

Young men push each other as they collect water from a broken pipeline near Santa Cruz, east Mumbai. HT Photo/Vijayanand Gupta

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Women in Gorai village, West Mumbai use buckets to collect water from the only well in the area. HT Photo/Mahendra Parikh expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Mar 22, 2012 05:01 pm IST

Women in Gorai village, West Mumbai use buckets to collect water from the only well in the area. HT Photo/Mahendra Parikh

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