The Well - India

Villages from Dongra, mostly women, pull water buckets from the only well in the dry region of Rajasthan, India, yet next to the well is an ancient natural rain harvesting well, no longer used. This well, drilled years ago, is drying, soon leaving no alternative for the residents of Dongra. Water is the most acute problem in this part of India where present political interests, along with business interests, no longer support this proven means of collecting water through natural rainfall. Instead, wells were drilled and now those too are drying, causing a catastrophic concern for potable water throughout much of Rajasthan. Published in National Geographic magazine.