A viral video showing two women scaling the wall of a well to access water has highlighted the acute shortage in several areas of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The video shows the women on the wall of the well without a rope or harness to access water. People in Ghusiya village have been forced to take such extreme measures after wells and ponds have dried.
Madhya Pradesh: Viral video shows Indians risking life for water
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