Sounds similar to what we need to do in America(except repairs/replacements also). It revitalizes economies to have all those workers in their area for such a time lol

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's important to improve water access and quality in the us, but this figure from 2023 paints a very different situation than India.

https://www.cdcfoundation.org/blog/addressing-growing-water-crisis-us

2.2mil/330mil is less than 1%.

2.2 is still way, way too high, but India has a much more serious issue. (and has made great progress!)

[–] aStonedSanta@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

Yes I meant to highlight repairing pipes in America but I failed at doing that well lol

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

I don't know how they define "piped water" but I would bet it means "ran a pipe from the river into town" so that it doesn't have to be carried in buckets a long way, not domestic water supplies.

But just building it once doesn't mean they'll maintain it, either. It doesn't mean much if it falls apart a few years from now.