Maharashtra Water Crisis Deepens, Women Walk Kilometers For Water

Marathwada recorded 32% increase in farmer suicides in 2025

While 269 farmers died by suicide in the region between January and March, 204 such cases were reported in the corresponding period in 2024.

Maharashtra Water Crisis Deepens, Women Walk Kilometers 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 use.

Addressing our water crisis

It is a common sight in major cities of Nigeria to see young men pushing wheel barrows stocked with gallons in search of water as access to potable water remains a major challenge for majority of city dwellers. Most city dwellers today rely on private water vendors and boreholes to meet their domestic needs. Those []The post Addressing our water crisis appeared first on Vanguard News.

Water burden on women: Health and education suffer in rural MP

Shagun Bai, a resident of Bishan Khedi village in Madhya Pradesh’s Sehore district, is eight months pregnant. Every day, she walks two kilometres to fetch muddy water from a deep pit. The 28-year-old filters the dirty water through a piece of cloth before drinking it. At a time when she should be resting and caring for herself and her unborn child, Shagun continues this exhausting routine. She is well aware that such physical strain and the cons…

Maharashtra water crisis: Women walk kilometres daily as wells run dry amid scorching heat

Yavatmal (Maharashtra): A worsening water crisis in parts of Maharashtra is forcing villagers—particularly women—to walk several kilometres daily in search ...

Women In Maharashtra Are Climbing Down The Well To Fetch Water For Survival

In the heart of Borichiwadi village, the signs of a parched summer have already begun to show. Even before the peak of the season, the region is battling severe water scarcity, with groundwater levels dropping to alarming lows. The situation has forced local women to take risky measures to secure basic drinking water. With most wells nearly dry, women are climbing into them using ropes, descending several feet to reach whatever little water rema…