There are marked shortages of water and sanitation services in rural areas and in some departments in the country.

Small scale water systems are an option for tapping groundwater resources in small and medium sized towns, as well as rural areas.

Population in some rural areas have no access to potable water, and its supply is provided by mean of water tankers.

With regard to clean water and rural environment, an outstanding success is the National Indicative Programme on Clean Water and Sanitation of rural areas in the periods of 1998 2000 and 2001 2005.

Unemployment in rural areas

More than 3 million deaths per year are attributed to water pollution and poor sanitation, mainly in poor rural areas.

In rural areas, basic energy needs have to be met in order to ensure good management and control of other essential resources such as water.

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Rural Health Centers obviously are more concentrated in rural areas (378 with 5636 beds in rural areas compared to 135 with 2250 beds in urban areas).

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This is more so the case in rural areas.

Programme for the Development of Rural Areas

Of these, 248,964 (99.4 ) lived in urban areas and 1,384 (0.6 ) in rural areas.

In developing countries, accessible water and better transportation systems in rural areas can help women manage their time better.

UNEP has also undertaken initiatives to strengthen the capacity of women in rural areas in knowledge sharing and natural resources management, for example in water and sanitation management.

The incidence of poverty is higher in rural than in urban areas (54 per cent of rural and 30 per cent of urban households can be classified as poor).

TB centers in urban areas outnumber those in rural areas.

He used some of his vast wealth to shower money on rural areas. Rural people, grateful for his largesse, voted for him twice.

Of these, 1,952 (81.6 ) lived in urban areas and 440 (18.4 ) in rural areas.

Migration increases remittances to rural areas and strengthens market linkages between rural and urban areas.

India s National Rural Employment Guarantee Act is assisting to repair and restore a range of rural infrastructure, critical for the livelihoods of the poor, including water storage networks in some of the poorest parts of the country, such as Andhra Pradesh.

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Food often remains unavailable in rural areas.

There is a wide income disparity between the rural and urban regions.

Around 85 of the population live in rural areas.

This was especially widespread in rural areas.

Most of these credits were provided for women in the rural areas.

Women in rural areas have associations which provide information and training.

Combining work and care in rural areas

Table 3.4 Urban unemployment and working time in rural areas in 2001 ( )

The sex ratio was 106 in rural areas, compared to 91 in urban areas.

However, the many development projects in place were targeted at rural areas, because the majority of the population lived in those areas and because studies had revealed that there was the greatest need for intervention in the rural areas.

In rural areas, only 40 per cent of the population has access to traditional wells, the main drinking water source, while most water pumps are in a state of disrepair.

Telephones are much more accessible in urban areas, with less than a quarter of land lines being in rural areas.

Green represents the agriculture and rural areas of Zimbabwe.

This helps improve women's life in rural areas.

The country's population is predominantly agricultural or rural.

There has also been a reduction in rural areas, but to a lesser degree.

Unemployment and non activity have become acute problems in rural areas.

It will be compulsory for new medical graduates to serve in rural areas.

They impeded productive activities, particularly in rural areas.

Fifth, increased investment in rural areas, provided for in the government s rescue plan, will help narrow the gap between urban rich and rural poor.