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Drought-hit Indian village looks to 'water wives' to quench thirst
2015-06-04 16:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: In the parched village of Denganmal, in western India, there are no taps. The only drinking water comes from two wells at the foot of a nearby rocky hill, a spot so crowded that the sweltering walk and wait can take hours. For Sakharam Bhagat, as for many others in the hamlet some 140 km (85 miles) from Mumbai, the answer was a 'water wife'. Bhagat, 66, now has three wives, two of whom he married solely to ensure that his household has water to drink and cook. ADVERTISING "I had to have someone...
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