New Delhi Water Shortage

This is a picture we shared on Facebook a while back (before we had the blog page). This is New Delhi, the capital of India, and what you are seeing is people scrambling to get water from a water tanker.

In New Delhi, not everyone gets the benefit of plumbing and running water. The water shortage is so bad that parts that do get running water only get it for some of the day. There's a water mafia that transports illegally obtained water from other areas, which just makes the water shortage worse.

Currently the main plan of action is to build "water ATMs" in areas that don't have running water, where people can purchase water to fill up their jugs. Meanwhile people wait for an entire day or longer just for the chance to fill up from a water tanker.

This could very well be us here in the US in a few years. Our population is growing while our water resources are being tapped out. We need new sources of fresh clean water, or eventually we will run out and be in the same predicament. We can either wait until it's an immediate problem and come up with a series of temporary solutions, or we can do something about it now.

Donate, tell your friends about us, help spread the word. Together we can make a difference and stop the water crisis before it stops us.