Go to Drought media bank. File photoWASHINGTON, Sep 3The Indians of the Navajo tribe, the largest in the United States, are forced to reduce the number of livestock due to catastrophic drought and lack of water, tribal president Jonathan Nez told RIA Novosti. According to him, «the problem of water shortage is felt more and more acutely every year», despite the assistance provided by the leadership of the tribe to farmers. The Navajo tribe covers an area of more than 70 thousand square kilometers, covering three states — Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, According to official figures, the tribe has almost 400 thousand people. As the president of the Navajo said, the lack of water in the community is also facilitated by a federal restriction on the consumption of water from Lake Powell and the Colorado River, which feeds the San Juan River passing through the territory of the tribe. «Less water for both drinking and for farms, ranches and agriculture,» laments Nez.Britons urged not to shun recycled wastewater because of drought One of the ways to solve the problem, he said, would be the use of bulk earthen dams. «We are planning to start using the existing Navajo earth dams that are in need of repair in order to store rainwater brought in by the monsoon winds to help our farmers,» he says. at least provided with a good harvest. «The harvest will be good, the Navajo will have something to put on the table,» the head of the flame rejoices, despite the fact that, according to him, up to 40% of the population of the tribal territory do not have running water or electricity. «The most powerful country in the world should have water, electricity, basic infrastructure, but today in this country, 30-40% of our Navajo people do not have this, and even more do not have access to the Internet,» he notes.
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