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Children of the Yangon water pipe 46
Less than half of Yangon's 5 million population are supplied with piped fresh water. A colonial-era steel water pipe fed from Gyobyu reservoir is a prominent feature in the city's northern suburbs, where towns have grown up along it. Residents here appear to benefit little from the relatively clean water it carries. Most either pump groundwater or store rainwater in tanks.
The pipe is physically and socially divisive, but its gently curving path provides a uniting force for the people who live near it, particularly local children who climb on, play on and run along its broad surface.
Children of the Yangon water pipe 46
Less than half of Yangon's 5 million population are supplied with piped fresh water. A colonial-era steel water pipe fed from Gyobyu reservoir is a prominent feature in the city's northern suburbs, where towns have grown up along it. Residents here appear to benefit little from the relatively clean water it carries. Most either pump groundwater or store rainwater in tanks.
The pipe is physically and socially divisive, but its gently curving path provides a uniting force for the people who live near it, particularly local children who climb on, play on and run along its broad surface.