Nandurbar, April 20 -- With the onset of summer across the country, Dhangaon village in the Nandurbar district of Maharashtra, a tribal dominated area, is facing a water crisis in the area, with locals highlighting the lack of facilities.

Women in the area said that they are forced to find water for themselves and their families by travelling multiple kilometres. One woman said that she is forced to walk for 7-8 kilometres in the scorching heat, without any paved roads or access to a vehicle.

Vir Singh Pawara, sarpanch of the Dhangaon village said that people have to walk many kilometres to get water from the Narmada river, and said that the state administration has been contacted multiple times by the villagers, but no action has been ...