Drought: India plagued by water shortage

It is an unusual train that is nevertheless vital to the survival of the Indians. Thousands of inhabitants depend on the transport of the two million liters transported by these 40 wagons. “This train is going to the city of Pali, over there everyone lacks water, people have neither to drink nor to do their dishes”explains a Indian. In this region of India, drought has been hitting for three months.

Nearly half of the two million inhabitants of the district of pali don’t have more running water. “Look, I turn on the tap and there is no water. Right now, we only get one every ten days. Without water we can’t do anything, all I ask is water for to drink”, laments a worker. The water brought in comes from a lake. It is stored before being treated to be drinkable. “This water is not filtered (…) the plastic bottles are too expensive, we cannot afford to buy them, the problem had never been so serious”saddens an Indian teacher.