Maharashtra Villagers Risk Lives For 'A Bucket Of Water'
NDTV
In the peak of summer, the parched residents of the village in Melghat district are facing a severe water crisis. According to the villagers, they are 'risking their lives for a bucket of water'.
A group of villagers in Maharashtra's Khadial village hurling their plastic and metal cans, buckets and bottles strung with ropes down a deep well to fetch water is now a common sight. In the peak of summer, the parched residents of the village in Melghat district are facing a severe water crisis.
According to the villagers, they are 'risking their lives for a bucket of water'.
Speaking to news agency ANI, a villager said, "There are only two wells in the village which have almost dried up. A village of 1,500 people is dependent on 2-3 tankers for water every day."
With the onset of summer, water scarcity has been reported from different parts of the country, including Maharashtra.
