Islamabad, March 23 (TNS): In an alarming situation, Pakistan is among top 10 countries with the lowest access to clean water, according to a study.<\/p>\n
The study \u201cThe Water Gap \u2014 The State of the World\u2019s Water 2018\u201d by WaterAid was released to mark World Water Day.Pakistan ranks nine in the list of top 10 countries with lowest access to clean water where 21 million of the total population of 207 million do not have access to clean water.<\/p>\n
India, Ethiopia and Nigeria are the top three countries without access to safe water.The report stated that some 844 million people globally are struggling to access life\u2019s most essential requirement and at least 60% of the people live in water stressed areas. \u201cPakistan is facing severe challenges; industrialisation and the demands of agriculture, depleted and increasingly saline groundwater, rapid urbanisation and drought have all taken their toll,\u201d the report stated.<\/p>\n Highlighting the disparity between the rich and poor, the report added, \u201cWhile nearly all of the country\u2019s wealthiest have access to clean water, this applies to only 79% of its poorest.\u201dPakistan, is also, however, one of the most-improved nations for reaching more people with safe water by numbers since 2000, the report revealed.<\/p>\n
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