United Nations, Mar 16 (PTI) India and China, home to more than a third of the world's population, have made "considerable progress" in providing drinking water to their people, according to a new UNICEF-WHO report.
"Both countries have made considerable progress," said the report entitled 'Progress on Sanitation and Drinking Water'.
The study found that in India, 88 per cent of the population of 1.2 billion use drinking water from improved sources of water as compared to 72 per cent in 1990 while in China, 89 per cent of the population of 1.3 billion use drinking water from improved sources, up from 67 per cent in 1990.
Improved water sources include public standpipes, boreholes, protected dug wells and springs, rainwater collection and household connections.
By the nature of their construction, they "adequately protect the source from outside contamination, in particular from faecal matter," according to WHO.
"Both countries have made considerable progress," said the report entitled 'Progress on Sanitation and Drinking Water'.
The study found that in India, 88 per cent of the population of 1.2 billion use drinking water from improved sources of water as compared to 72 per cent in 1990 while in China, 89 per cent of the population of 1.3 billion use drinking water from improved sources, up from 67 per cent in 1990.
Improved water sources include public standpipes, boreholes, protected dug wells and springs, rainwater collection and household connections.
By the nature of their construction, they "adequately protect the source from outside contamination, in particular from faecal matter," according to WHO.
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