An Indian woman carries a bucket filled with drinking water as she walks on dry mud against blowing sand, along the Brahmaputra river on the eve of World Water Day in Gauhati, India, March 21, 2014. World Water Day is observed annually on March 22 as a means to recognize the global need to save, conserve and manage water resources for future generations. [Photo/icpress.cn]

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