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How to save water for life

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  Water is God gifted natural resource; our body is 90 per dependent upon it. Water pollution or water shortage is the biggest problem facing Pakistan now days. Pakistan is an agricultural country and its economy depends on agriculture; our villages are facing this problem of water scarcity for the last several years. People travel miles for the sake of water. Not in villages but also in cities like Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad water is polluted and not available. People of Karachi are facing severe shortage of water. Every year floods destroy our crops and villages. If government makes new dam, we can save that water for irrigation, electricity and for drinking. 40 % deaths are attributed to drinking polluted water that brings different diseases in human beings, like diarrhoea typhoid, hepatitis, as the sanitation problem is the biggest problem. A collective approach is needed; citizens and individuals must engage with decision makers across the board in responsibl...