Water scarcity defines life in this Rajasthan village inside Sariska’s protected core, as women spend hours fetching contaminated water

Category : Water Conservation | Location : National  | Posted on 2026-02-16 10:11:27

Every day in Raika Mala, women spend hours walking rocky mountain paths to collect murky water from a johad (a small earthen check dam) shared with livestock. For many families in this remote Rajasthan village, access to clean water remains a daily struggle — shaped as much by geography as by conservation policy.

Source: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/water/water-scarcity-defines-life-in-this-rajasthan-village-inside-sariskas-protected-core-as-women-spend-hours-fetching-contaminated-water