Repeatedly on your head from that source of water to the village, which is almost a kilometre from here. From the hot desert. To the cold mountains. And dry, arid plains. Its backbreaking. I want to find out, when will the walk be over . When will water come home . Ah ha in 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a promise. To bring water through taps to each home in every village by 202a. He said it will ease womens daily lives. Ive set out on a journey across the country to check out the governments claims. These are the dry, arid plains of central india. They used to be green, but after recurring droughts, this is the kind of water some villages are left with. Buffaloes bathe here, and some women too. Some take this water for washing and cleaning. Managing the familys water needs is womens work here. There arent many choices. These villages are infamous for their water crisis. Its a hard life that no woman would choose. Families dont want to marry their daughters into these villages
it s very hard to carry pots of water repeatedly on your head from that source of water to the village, which is almost a kilometre from here. from the hot desert. ..to the cold mountains. ..and dry, arid plains. it s backbreaking. i want to find out when will the walk be over? when will water come home? in 2019, prime minister narendra modi made a promise. to bring water through taps to each home in every village by 202a. he said it will ease women s daily lives. i ve set out on a journey across the country to check out the government s claims. these are the dry, arid plains of central india. they used to be green, but after recurring droughts, this is the kind of water some villages are left with. buffaloes bathe here, and some women, too. some take this water for washing and cleaning. managing the family s water needs is women s work here. there aren t many choices. these villages are infamous for their water crises. it s a hard life that no woman would choose. families do
scientists examined satellite data gathered during the past four decades over the entire arctic circle. now on bbc news: india s wait for water. from the hot desert to the cold mountains and dry arid plains, only a fraction of the 200 million homes in india s villages have tap water. bbc s divya arya investigates. when you can t get water from taps, life revolves around where the water is. india s villages house 200 million families. only a fraction have tap water. it s very hard to carry pots of water repeatedly on your head from that source of water to the village, which is almost a kilometre from here. from the hot desert. ..to the cold mountains. ..and dry, arid plains. it s backbreaking. i want to find out when will the walk be over? when will water come home? in 2019, prime minister narendra modi made a promise. to bring water through taps to each home in every village by 202a. he said it will ease women s daily lives. i ve set out on a journey across the country to che
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Deadly heat wave grips India. NEW DELHI, June 1: A severe heat wave sweeping across India has resulted in the deaths of more than 50 people, primarily from suspected heat stroke and other heat-related illnesses. On Thursday alone, at least 29 people succumbed to the extreme heat in the eastern states of Bihar and Odisha,…