Dukre is one of 37 drivers operating government-run water tankers in the area, which is situated around 100 kilometres (60 miles) from India’s financial capital Mumbai. The tankers run seven days a week between March and June, when water is at its scarcest in India. “If it wasn’t for the water tankers we would have to rely on the well, which would be very difficult,” the 25-year-old adds. The village’s 98 families survive on agriculture, growing mostly rice and vegetables that they sell at markets in nearby cities. Dukre will keep delivering water until the monsoon is in full swing in Maharashtra, likely by the end of the month.

Source: The Express Tribune June 12, 2019 04:18 UTC