Maharashtra: Women in Yavatmal villages walk kilometres daily for water

The water crisis in parts of Maharashtra has deepened with women in the villages of Arni tehsil Yavatmal district facing severe challenges in accessing water for daily useVillagers are forced to walk 2 to 3 kilometres each day to fetch water as the wells and handpumps are running dry Often made on foot and across rough terrain the journey has become a daily struggle especially for women who bear the brunt of household water collection dutiesWhile speaking to ANI Pooja a resident of one of the affected villages said We are scared of slipping and falling The paths are uneven and its a long walk But we have no choice We need waterThe water crisis has also affected the women of Borichivari village in Taluka Peth of Nashik district who are bearing the brunt of the hardship walking over two kilometres daily under the scorching sun to fetch water often unsafe and insufficient for their families needsWomen from Borichivari village descend into a deep narrow well to fetch water and above them other women stand in quiet anticipation holding earthen pots or ghadas waiting for their turnWith no accessible water source in the village the women take turns lowering themselves into the well often with nothing more than a rope for safetyThis act repeated day after day with no water source in the village forces residents to make multiple walks to distant wells risking their health and safetyWhile speaking to ANI a woman from the village said We face a lot of difficulties in securing drinking water We have to travel 2 kilometres to get water Women get sick and sometimes they fall while carrying water back and forth Our village doesnt have any source of waterAnother woman added Even after walking all that distance in the heat we manage to get just one vessel of water Its not enough We boil the water but our children still fall sick Weve raised the issue multiple times but no help has comeWater scarcity has not only affected the daily lives of villagers but also imposed additional financial burdensOn this issue deputy Sarpanch of the village explained Women have to walk almost 2 kilometers to get water Those who cant make the journey end up paying Rs 60 to others just to get a small quantity of waterAs the crisis deepens residents are calling on local authorities for immediate intervention from installing water tanks to setting up a sustainable water supply before the situation worsens furtherSimilarly Dhangaon village in the Nandurbar district of Maharashtra a predominantly tribal area is also facing a water crisis with locals highlighting the lack of facilitiesWith the onset of summer women in the area said that they are forced to find water for themselves and their families by travelling multiple kilometresA woman reported that she was forced to walk for 78 kilometres in the scorching heat without access to paved roads or a vehicleThe villagers claimed that they had repeatedly urged officials and demanded some facilities for their remote village but their requests had not been listened to ANIThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params