Digging for days

Location IconSangli district, Maharashtra

Men in Maharashtra digging for water_ground up_ASwaminathan

 

“It’s been 15 days since we have gone to work. We’ve been digging for 8 days now, there’s no sign of water. We’ll dig a few more days and hopefully, we’ll strike water. We are not getting this month’s salary, we hope to get water at least.”

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