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People fill water containers at a public water supply at Siddharth Nagar slum in Mumbai, India, Monday, March 22, 2010. Clean Water for a Healthy World is the theme for World Water Day 2010.

A boy carries a pot of water at Siddharth Nagar slum in Mumbai, India, Monday, March 22, 2010. Clean Water for a Healthy World is the theme for World Water Day 2010.

A boy seenas his mother carries a pot of water on her head at Siddharth Nagar slum in Mumbai, India, Monday, March 22, 2010. Clean Water for a Healthy World is the theme for World Water Day 2010.

Indian women queue to fill water from a water tanker at a shanty town in Calcutta, India, Monday, March 22, 2010. Clean Water for a Healthy World is the theme for World Water Day 2010.

Indian women queue to fill water from a water tanker at a shanty town in Calcutta, India, Monday, March 22, 2010. Clean Water for a Healthy World is the theme for World Water Day 2010.

India's Amitabh Bachchan holds his lifetime achievement award at the 4th annual Asian Film Awards presentation ceremony at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on March 22, 2010. Started in 2007, the Asian Film Awards (AFA) honours fimmakers with outstanding achievements in the field of Asian cinema.

Belgium's Prince Philippe (L) talks with Indian President Pratibha Patil during a meeting in New Delhi on March 22, 2010. Prince Philippe is on an eight-day visit to India till March 27.

Belgium's Prince Philippe (2nd R) shakes hands with Indian President Pratibha Patil during a meeting in New Delhi on March 22, 2010. Prince Philippe is on an eight-day visit to India till March 27.

India's Amitabh Bachchan holds his lifetime achievement award at the 4th annual Asian Film Awards presentation ceremony at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on March 22, 2010. Started in 2007, the Asian Film Awards (AFA) honours fimmakers with outstanding achievements in the field of Asian cinema.

India's Amitabh Bachchan holds his lifetime achievement award at the 4th annual Asian Film Awards presentation ceremony at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on March 22, 2010. Started in 2007, the Asian Film Awards (AFA) honours fimmakers with outstanding achievements in the field of Asian cinema.

Shakeel dives into a polluted section of the River Yamuna to scavenge for ornaments and coins left by Hindu rituals at the river bank, in New Delhi, India, Monday, March 22, 2010. Officials say factories are ignoring regulations and dumping untreated sewage and industrial pollution, turning toxic the river that gives the capital much of its drinking water.

WARSUN, KASHMIR, INDIA - MARCH 22: Landmine victims Ghulam Qadir (L) and Gulzar Ahmad rest on a mountain on March 22, 2010 in Warsun 136 km (84 miles) North of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir, India. The disputed territory of Kashmir is one of the most heavily militarized zones in the world and the Line of Control (LoC) between Indian and Pakistani controlled parts of the territory is heavily laden with landmines. India and Pakistan have not signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) or the Ottawa treaty on anti-personnel mines and according to monitors it is assumed there have been thousands of casualties in the Jammu and Kashmir region in since the conflict began.

WARSUN, KASHMIR, INDIA - MARCH 22: Hajira, 40, lost a leg eight years ago when she stepped on a mine whilst collectiong vegetables, on March 22, 2010 in Pangi 130 km (80 miles) North of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir, India. The disputed territory of Kashmir is one of the most heavily militarized zones in the world and the Line of Control (LoC) between Indian and Pakistani controlled parts of the territory is heavily laden with landmines. India and Pakistan have not signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) or the Ottawa treaty on anti-personnel mines and according to monitors it is assumed there have been thousands of casualties in the Jammu and Kashmir region in since the conflict began.

WARSUN, KASHMIR, INDIA - MARCH 22: Ghulam Qadir 27, lost his left foot seven years ago after stepping on a landmine, on March 22, 2010 in Warsun 136 km (84 miles) North of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir, India. The disputed territory of Kashmir is one of the most heavily militarized zones in the world and the Line of Control (LoC) between Indian and Pakistani controlled parts of the territory is heavily laden with landmines. India and Pakistan have not signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) or the Ottawa treaty on anti-personnel mines and according to monitors it is assumed there have been thousands of casualties in the Jammu and Kashmir region in since the conflict began.

WARSUN, KASHMIR, INDIA - MARCH 22: Gulzar Ahmad 45, a double amputee lost both legs eight years ago when he stepped on a landmine while herding his cattle, on March 22, 2010 in Warsun 136 km (84 miles) north of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir, India. The disputed territory of Kashmir is one of the most heavily militarized zones in the world and the Line of Control (LoC) between Indian and Pakistani controlled parts of the territory is heavily laden with landmines. India and Pakistan have not signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) or the Ottawa treaty on anti-personnel mines and according to monitors it is assumed there have been thousands of casualties in the Jammu and Kashmir region in since the conflict began.

WARSUN, KASHMIR, INDIA - MARCH 22: Gulzar Ahmad 45, a double amputee lost both legs eight years ago when he stepped on a landmine while herding his cattle, on March 22, 2010 in Warsun 136 km (84 miles) north of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir, India The disputed territory of Kashmir is one of the most heavily militarized zones in the world and the Line of Control (LoC) between Indian and Pakistani controlled parts of the territory is heavily laden with landmines. India and Pakistan have not signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) or the Ottawa treaty on anti-personnel mines and according to monitors it is assumed there have been thousands of casualties in the Jammu and Kashmir region in since the conflict began.

WARSUN, KASHMIR, INDIA - MARCH 22: Gulzar Ahmad 45, a double amputee lost both legs eight years ago when he stepped on a landmine while herding his cattle, on March 22, 2010 in Warsun 136 km (84 miles) north of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir, India The disputed territory of Kashmir is one of the most heavily militarized zones in the world and the Line of Control (LoC) between Indian and Pakistani controlled parts of the territory is heavily laden with landmines. India and Pakistan have not signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) or the Ottawa treaty on anti-personnel mines and according to monitors it is assumed there have been thousands of casualties in the Jammu and Kashmir region in since the conflict began.

Actor Amitabh Bachchan of India attends the red carpet event for the 4th annual Asian Film Awards presentation ceremony at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on March 22, 2010. Started in 2007, the Asian Film Awards (AFA) honours fimmakers with outstanding achievements in the field of Asian cinema.

Actor Amitabh Bachchan of India attends the red carpet event for the 4th annual Asian Film Awards presentation ceremony at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on March 22, 2010. Started in 2007, the Asian Film Awards (AFA) honours fimmakers with outstanding achievements in the field of Asian cinema.

An Indian man offering prayers (C) in the Yamuna River is mobbed by ragpickers in New Delhi on World Water Day March 22, 2010. Prayers often involve the devotee offering gifts to the river, leaving people to scour the banks for leftover coins or recycleable materials. Considered one of the holiest rivers in India, the Yamuna River has been dying a slow death from pollution for decades despite the investment of millions of dollars to preserve its ecosystem. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) which monitors the water quality of the Yamuna in Delhi, seventy percent of the pollution in the river is from untreated sewage while the remaining thirty percent is from industrial sources, agricultural run-off and domestic garbage.