Puri’s taps flow with drinking water even as large swathes of the country struggle to get any. Here’s how this Odisha city pulled off what many thought was a pipe dream
The story was first published on August 5, 2021
Sanekusi is just 55km from Guwahati, yet not one house in this Assamese village has access to tap water supply. They have cellphones, a couple of the well-off households boast TVs, Covid-19 vaccination started several months ago, yet life for the majority of the villagers still begins with a workout at the tube well.
Sanekusi is just 55km from Guwahati, yet not one house in this Assamese village has access to tap water supply. They have cellphones, a couple of the well-off households boast TVs, Covid-19 vaccination started several months ago, yet life for the majority of the villagers still begins with a workout at the tube well.