Dear MEL Topic Readers,
How fetching water is holding back India's women
Water scarcity in India is a significant issue, affecting millions of
people across the country. About a quarter of rural households still don’t have
piped water and they rely on various alternative sources to meet their daily
needs, such as community wells, hand pumps, rainwater harvesting, water
tankers, and natural water sources like rivers and ponds. Traditionally, fetching
water has been women’s jobs. When there isn’t enough water in their villages,
they have no choice but to walk kilometers for hours to only fetch water from
distant water resources, especially during the dry seasons. On their way back,
they have to carry the water-filled pots on their heads and buckets in their
hands, which makes them extremely exhausted when they get home. Also, since water-fetching
is so time-consuming that it prevents women from working for a paid job. While super-rich
people spend millions of dollars on weddings in India (Vol.4462), many people are
still struggling only to get daily necessities.
Read the article and learn about water scarcity in rural India.
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