Walk across 17 countries called for awareness of clean water crisis

Arjun Bhogal, 27, the British have more than 13,700 km on foot, across 17 countries within 4 years to call for the international community to raise awareness of issues related to water resources.

Arjun Bhogal has arrived in Singapore after walking through 17 countries to call for awareness regarding water - Photo: Straits Times

Straits Times newspaper said that four years ago, Arjun Bhogal and college classmate was Kieran Rae began planning to walk around the world.

Their goal is to walk from the port city of Cardiff to Australia, sail across the sea and continue the journey to raise awareness of people about issues related to crisis countries such as water, fishing unsustainable.

They also called for raising money for charities marine and freshwater.

"It started as a joke between us. Me and Kieran are the two who are extremely lazy. But then we have to start saving money, looking for funding and this has happened "- Bhogal told about the root causes of the journey.

Call themselves "Team Borderwalk" Bhogal and Kieran had to walk through about 10 countries, including Belgium, Ukraine and Kazakhstan, armed with an backpack containing clothes, tents, electronics, food and beverages .

They spend the night camping in the fields or in the abandoned house. They posted information about his journey on personal blogs and social network twitter.

Along the way, they face many difficulties, even clean stolen baggage and personal documents while in Poland.

The biggest challenge for couples is to find clean water to drink. Even, they were suffering from digestive disorders when drinking water from wells in the Kazakh steppe, moldy bread and meat spoiled because of all the food.

"We blocked anyone they met to obtain drinking water and had not bathed in three months because there is no water" - Bhogal said.

However, while in Kyrgyzstan, local authorities they were detained for three days because no passport. Here, a companion of Bhogal Kieran gave up after being released. Bhogal own walking itinerary continues through 7 countries more and more came to Singapore in late March this year.

As a writer, photographer and filmmaker, Bhogal said he plans to write a book about this journey after it ends. The two he intends to continue to use their feet to pass additional 6,500 kilometers before returning to Cardiff in May 11-2016.

"Water crisis is an important issue affecting the whole world. Even today, places like India is also struggling to get clean water. All of us should be concerned about this problem instead look indifferent "- Bhogal call.

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