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| Madhya Pradesh: Viral video shows Indians risking life for water | Madhya Pradesh: Viral video shows Indians risking life for water |
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| A viral video showing two women scaling the wall of a well to access water has highlighted the acute shortage in several areas of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. | A viral video showing two women scaling the wall of a well to access water has highlighted the acute shortage in several areas of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. |
| The video shows the women on the wall of the well without a rope or harness to access water. | The video shows the women on the wall of the well without a rope or harness to access water. |
| People in Ghusiya village have been forced to take such extreme measures after wells and ponds have dried. | People in Ghusiya village have been forced to take such extreme measures after wells and ponds have dried. |
| Several other areas across India are facing similar water crisis. | Several other areas across India are facing similar water crisis. |
| Videos showing Indians risking their lives to get water frequently go viral. In April, a similar video showed a woman going down a well in Maharashtra state to get water. | Videos showing Indians risking their lives to get water frequently go viral. In April, a similar video showed a woman going down a well in Maharashtra state to get water. |
| A 2019 global report had named India among 17 countries where "water stress" was "extremely high". | A 2019 global report had named India among 17 countries where "water stress" was "extremely high". |
| The report said the states of Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttarakhand and Haryana were among those worst hit by the crisis. | The report said the states of Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttarakhand and Haryana were among those worst hit by the crisis. |
| In Madhya Pradesh, water shortage is a recurring issue every summer. The state government has promised tap water supply to every village by 2024. But drinking water is still inaccessible to millions. | In Madhya Pradesh, water shortage is a recurring issue every summer. The state government has promised tap water supply to every village by 2024. But drinking water is still inaccessible to millions. |
| In Ghusiya, angry villagers have said they will boycott local elections this year to protest against the government. | In Ghusiya, angry villagers have said they will boycott local elections this year to protest against the government. |
| "We have to go down the well to collect water. There are three wells [here], all have almost dried. No hand pumps have water," one woman told the news agency ANI. | "We have to go down the well to collect water. There are three wells [here], all have almost dried. No hand pumps have water," one woman told the news agency ANI. |
| "Government employees and political leaders only come [here] during elections. This time we have decided to not give votes until we have proper water supply," she said. | "Government employees and political leaders only come [here] during elections. This time we have decided to not give votes until we have proper water supply," she said. |
| #WATCH | Madhya Pradesh: People in Dindori's Ghusiya village risk their lives to fetch water from an almost dry well pic.twitter.com/jcuyLmE5xL | #WATCH | Madhya Pradesh: People in Dindori's Ghusiya village risk their lives to fetch water from an almost dry well pic.twitter.com/jcuyLmE5xL |
| Many Indians on social media reacted to what they called a "heart-breaking" video and urged officials to urgently help the village. | Many Indians on social media reacted to what they called a "heart-breaking" video and urged officials to urgently help the village. |
| India is the largest extractor of groundwater in the world - many still rely on it for their daily water supply. | India is the largest extractor of groundwater in the world - many still rely on it for their daily water supply. |
| But almost two-thirds of the country's districts are threatened by falling groundwater levels, the World Bank says. | But almost two-thirds of the country's districts are threatened by falling groundwater levels, the World Bank says. |
| India is projected to face severe water stress by 2050, with 30 cities said to fall in high-risk regions. | India is projected to face severe water stress by 2050, with 30 cities said to fall in high-risk regions. |
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