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- Published: March 22, 2021 14:40
New Delhi: Earth is 71% per cent water and our bodies contain 60% water. Water is thus, the elixir of life. However, humans need freshwater to conduct their daily activities, not saltwater. United Nations celebrates March 22, each year as World Water Day to make people aware of the importance of freshwater.
#WorldWaterDay started trending on Twitter today, as netizens took to the microblogging site to celebrate the elixir of life. From UN to big brands like Pepsi, Coca Cola all talked about the importance and scarcity of drinking water.
What Twitterrati shared on #WorldWaterDay
UN said in its Tweet that one in three people in the world live without drinking water:
? 1 in 3 people live without safe drinking water.
? By 2025, half of the global population will be living in areas where water is scarce.On Monday’s #WorldWaterDay & every day, let’s commit to protect this valuable resource! https://t.co/TblnsWsOa2 pic.twitter.com/J8hEkwkdve
— United Nations (@UN) March 21, 2021
PM Modi launched the new ‘Catch The Rain’ movement on the occassion of World Water Day:
Launching Catch the Rain movement on #WorldWaterDay. https://t.co/8QSbNBq6ln
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 22, 2021
Hyundai joined with the hit Korean music group BTS to talk about the importance of this day:
Today is #WorldWaterDay!?
This year we’ve joined @BTS_twt to celebrate the meaning this precious resource has for all of us. What does water mean to you? Tell us in the comments.#Hyundai #BTS #WorldWaterDay #Water #Sustainability pic.twitter.com/qyZJiK2C4a
— Hyundai Worldwide (@Hyundai_Global) March 22, 2021
PepsiCo mentioned Indian government’s Jal Jeevan Mission in their tweet:
In line with Government of India’s Jal Jeevan Mission & the company’s #WinningWithPurpose philosophy, #PepsiCo Foundation stands committed towards helping people to access safe water in India. Watch our journey. #WorldWaterDay @gssjodhpur @Water @safewaternet @WaterAidIndia pic.twitter.com/uXizHJvDob
— PepsiCo (@PepsiCoIndia) March 22, 2021
Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar also asked the people to join ‘Mission Paani’ initiative started by Harpic India:
To protect India’s health, we must come together as one. Join me and #MissionPaani a @CNNnews18 and @harpic_india initiative, to help save water and promote hygiene, this #WorldWaterDay @MoJSDoWRRDGR @gssjodhpur pic.twitter.com/Zfxix7qd3k
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) March 22, 2021
Various other celebs also tweeted:
1 in 4 children will live with water scarcity by 2040.
Think about that.
Let’s keep working together to secure our forests, #ActOnClimate and #SaveWater ??? #WorldWaterDay@moefcc @andersen_inger @UNEP @UN @UNinIndia pic.twitter.com/mybPzlru5P
— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) March 22, 2021
This morning I captured this marine life at Puri beach due to the cleanness of beaches. Clean ocean gives clean water to the earth. Happy #WorldWaterDay pic.twitter.com/ZSAoDiLell
— Sudarsan Pattnaik (@sudarsansand) March 22, 2021
History
The idea for a World Water Day was put forward in 1992, at the Rio de Janeiro United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. After that the March 22 date was finalized and agreed upon. The first World Water Day was held on the following year, 1993 and it has continued ever since.