Indian Villagers Look to Sky for Water Supply
印度村民使用雨水作为水源供给
Published October 04, 2013
此视频发布于2013年10月4日
At least 11 percent of the global population does not have access to improved drinking water sources. And although the situation has improved in India, the United Nations says the world's second most populous country still has some 97 million people living without a safe water supply. VOA New Delhi correspondent Aru Pande travels to a village in northern India where residents are turning to ancient water gathering practices.
全球至少11%的人口不能得到改善的饮用水源 。尽管这一情况在印度已得到改善,但是联合国称,作为世界上人口密度最高的国家,印度还有9700多万人的饮用水源得不到安全保障 。美国之声驻新德里记者阿鲁潘德来到一座印度北部的村庄,这里的居民们转而使用古老的方式收集水源 。