Indians risking life for water

• The women are climbing up the well’s wall without a rope or harness to get to the water.
• India is one of 17 countries where “water stress” is “very high.”
• Villagers in Ghusiya announced that they will boycott municipal elections this year to protest the administration.

The women are climbing up the well’s wall without a rope or harness to get to the water, risking their lives.

After wells and ponds in Ghusiya village dried up, residents were obliged to take such drastic measures.

Several other parts of India are experiencing a similar water shortage.

Videos of Indians risking their lives to obtain water are often shared on social media. A similar video from April showed a woman fetching water from a well in Maharashtra state.

According to a 2019 worldwide survey, India is one of 17 countries where “water stress” is “very high.”

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Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, and Haryana were among the states hardest hit by the crisis, according to the research.

Every summer in Madhya Pradesh, there is a water deficit. By 2024, the state government has promised that every community will have access to running water. However, millions of people still lack access to safe drinking water.

Angry villagers in Ghusiya announced that they will boycott municipal elections this year to protest the administration.

“To get water, we’ll have to go down the well. There are three wells [here], all of which are nearly dry. There is no water in any of the hand pumps “ANI, a news agency, received a report from a woman.

“Government employees and political leaders only come [here] during elections. This time we have decided to not give votes until we have proper water supply,” she said.

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Many Indians took to social media to express their outrage at the “heartbreaking” footage and urged government to assist the hamlet as soon as possible.

India is the world’s largest extractor of groundwater, and many people still rely on it for their everyday needs.

According to the World Bank, about two-thirds of the country’s districts are threatened by diminishing groundwater levels.

By 2050, India is expected to experience significant water scarcity, with 30 cities identified as being in high-risk areas.

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