Maharashtra Woman Risks Life To Fetch Water From A Well In This Viral Video

With the scorching heatwave in most parts of India, many are experiencing water shortage due to which women in rural areas need to fetch water. In a recent viral video, Maharashtra woman fetching water from well is seen risking her life as she makes her way down through almost invisible steps.

In a recent video posted on Twitter, woman fetching water from well risked her life clinging onto the tiny steps in order to get clean drinking water amid the scorching heatwave which hit Maharashtra. While its 2022 already, rural women across India still have to risk their lives to fetch clean drinking water in the deadly summer heat. While most women have to walk miles in search of water, others attempt to step into dry wells in order to quench their thirst.

According to reports, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted intense heatwave hitting the state of Maharashtra up until April 10, particularly the isolated parts of Vidharbha. It is likely that these areas might suffer water crisis if these situations continue to prevail. KS Hosalikar, Head of Climate Research and Services, IMD, mentioned in his recent tweet, "In the next 48 hours, heatwave is expected in North Central Maharashtra and some parts of Vidarbha."

Woman Fetching Water From Well Risks Life To Get Clean Drinking Water

The viral video is from a Nashik district village of Metghar in Maharashtra near Trimbakeshwar. The caption on the Twitter footage read, "This picture is of Metghar village near Trimbakeshwar in Maharashtra. There is no water to drink, women are risking their lives to fill water. All this is happening in 2022." The caption continues pointing out the inefficiency of the authorities to provide the basic necessity of water to the rural citizens as the issue of the water crisis has been overshadowed by greater issues of communal conflicts and CBI probes. Watch the video here.

According to the Indian Meteorological Department, heatwave is defined as, "maximum temperature of a station reaches at least 40 degrees Celsius or more for plains and at least 30 degrees Celsius or more for hilly regions." Severe heatwave is recorded when the maximum temperature rises 6.4 degrees Celsius above the normal temperature of an area. According to reports, Northwest India has recorded the highest temperatures this summer since 122 years with the mean temperatures of 26.67 degrees Celsius.

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