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No Engineers, No Big Budgets — How One Meghalaya Teacher Solved Her Village’s Water Crisis

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In the lush and verdant landscapes of Meghalaya, the daily routine of rural women began with a trek. The paths are steep and arduous, winding through hilly landscapes where the women balance heavy aluminium pots on their heads and waist. Filled with water from distant streams, women were required to trek up to one kilometre each way. This daunting task must be completed not once, but twice daily — to secure water for drinking, cooking, and clean…

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No Engineers, No Big Budgets — How One Meghalaya Teacher Solved Her Village’s Water Crisis - EBNW Story

In the lush and verdant landscapes of Meghalaya, where misty hills embrace the sky, the daily routine of rural women once began with an arduous trek. These women navigated steep, winding paths, balancing heavy aluminum pots on their heads and waists to fetch water from distant streams. This exhausting ritual, often spanning up to a kilometer each way, had to be performed twice daily—regardless of illness, menstruation, or exhaustion. Water was t…

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