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Vol. 5 Num 192 Tue. December 07, 2004  
   
National


5,000 indigenous people in 2 Netrakona UZs have no access to pure water
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A tribal woman collecting water from a fountain rolling down through Meghalaya in India. It is a common scene in the bordering upazilas of Durgapur and Kalmakanda. Most of the inhabitants suffer from different water-borne diseases due to the phenomenon. PHOTO: STAR