In many parts of the country, even after 70 years of independence, water has to be fetched from quite a distance for household use. Occasionally we see photos in media of women with pots of water on their head.
Here is a story of innovative water-wheels from Madhya Pradesh.
In parched villages of Bundelkhand, water crisis is a major issue and women have to face a lot of difficulties in fetching water from places afar.
A NGO, with the help of a private bank, is providing water-wheel drums in some districts to help the women here.
Respite is in the form of a drum that doubles up as a wheel, attached to two handles. This ‘Water Wheel’ holds 45 litres, and is quietly changing the lives of hundreds of women who were previously exposed to a number of physical issues that come with lifting heavy loads every day.
Read more of this in a report by Shruti Tomar published in Hindustan Times......
