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World Water Day | Pics

The World Water Day is commemorated on March 22 each year as the United Nations observance day highlights the importance of fresh water.

Water Day 2024 | Photo: AP/Channi Anand

A stray dog looks for food in the polluted waters of Tawi river on the eve of World Water Day in Jammu.

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Water Day 2024 | Photo: AP/Channi Anand

A woman carries plastic cans to collect some potable water on the eve of World Water Day in Jammu.

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Water Day 2024 | Photo: AP/Sakchai Lalit

Workers collect garbage from Chao Phraya River, ahead of World Water Day, in Bangkok, Thailand. Trash that clogs drains and canals and pollutes the country's rivers.

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Water Day 2024 | Photo: AP/Firdia Lisnawati

Residents bathe in a dam of Unda river, ahead of World Water Day, in Klungkung, Bali, Indonesia. The Unda river, the second largest river in Bali island, has been used for various activities, such as tourism activities for water rafting and agricultural irrigation.

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Water Day 2024 | Photo: AP/Luca Bruno

Purified water gushes in a tank at the MM San Rocco plant in Milan, Italy. Milan purifies its wastewater and a significant portion is then used in agriculture.

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Water Day 2024 | Photo: AP/Luca Bruno

Wastewater enters a biological purification tank at the MM San Rocco plant in Milan, Italy.

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Water Day 2024 | Photo: AP/Channi Anand

A boy bathes under a leaking drinking water pipe on the eve of World Water Day in Jammu.

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Water Day 2024 | Photo: AP/Channi Anand

A woman washes clothes as a girl collects water from a leaking drinking water pipe next to pile of trash on the eve of World Water Day in Jammu.

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Water Day 2024 | Photo: AP/Firdia Lisnawati

Residents play in a dam of Unda river ahead of World Water Day, in Klungkung, Bali, Indonesia.

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