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To: William JH who wrote (52585)	5/11/2000 10:22:00 AM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116944

When this breaks - it will break in a VERY big way. & every one will want & have gold: Wednesday May 10 6:04 PM ET Indian Population Reaches 1 Billion AP Photo By RAMOLA TALWAR BADAM, Associated Press Writer BOMBAY, India (AP) - Meena Pawar spends all day in crowded shanties cajoling women not to have more children. But India marks a milestone Thursday that shows just how strong the tide is against her: The population officially reaches 1 billion people. Pawar, a municipal nurse, works in the slums of Bombay, on the front line of efforts to reduce population growth, but she faces deeply entrenched attitudes against birth control. If India doesn't curtail population growth, experts say that in 50 years it will overtake China and end up with 1.5 billion people. Deciding when India reaches the 1 billion mark is tricky in a nation where 42,000 children are born every day and medical records are scanty. The United Nations Development Program said India joined China in the exclusive club on Aug. 15 last year. The government's Census Board projected it for May 1 of this year. In a program to promote awareness of population growth, the government decided to mark the milestone May 11, calling it ``a moment of celebration, a moment to ponder.'' At New Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital, doctors are zealously watching over several dozen pregnant mothers. The first girl delivered after noon Thursday will be designated the one billionth baby.... dailynews.yahoo.com