A farmer in Bundelkhand’s drought-hit Tikamgarh village recycles bath water to wash his clothes due to the acute water crisis in the region.
Villagers must walk great distances just to fetch water, say ANI reports.
According to the 2011 census, 18.3 million people reside in Bundelkhand, where drought and unseasonable rains have destroyed standing winter crops.
Several farmers, lacking money for seeds and water for irrigation, have committed suicide.
The government in the Supreme Court conceded that 256 districts with a population of about 33 crore spread over 12 states were affected by drought.
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