Water Crisis in MP Results In Unmarried Youth, and Migration

MP Water Crisis:  In Maharkhuwa, a remote village in the Bundelkhand region of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, a community of people is forced to live on contaminated water due to the acute water crisis in the region. The community relies on a distant and small water source ‘jhiriya’ in the thick of a forest. To fetch water from the ‘jhiriya’ they risk their life in the wilderness amidst wild animals. 

Impact of the water crisis 

The impact of the water crisis is evident on the health and well-being of the community. However, it also seeps into their social life where 60% of the youth remains unmarried and many are forced to migrate to distant places owing to the lack of access to a basic necessity such as clean water. 

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