A dimension within Village Drinking Water
This theme covers the severe water problems affecting agriculture and farming, including borewell reliance, water scarcity, and crop issues due to shortages.
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There is a borewell problem in our village. Due to the unavailability of water easily in the fields, we are unable to grow a second crop.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
The problem is the borewell. We are unable to cultivate a second crop due to lack of water in our fields. So, the problem is the borewell.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a borewell problem in our village, due to which farmers are unable to cultivate both crops, so the problem is with the borewell.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · SKIP NO LOCATION
Due to the lack of soil moisture in our village, we are facing difficulty in cultivating a second crop.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Our farming activities are affected by a lack of water.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha
There is a water shortage in our Odisha. If this is not resolved, farming will not be good.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha
We are unable to cultivate a second crop in our fields due to water problems.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
There is a borewell problem in the fields of our village.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
There is a borewell problem in the village fields for farmers.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a water problem in our village.
— Sonmati · Ormaura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
There is a water problem in our village.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
To promote farming, due to the lack of irrigation facilities here, we are unable to grow a second crop well.
— Ram Maravi · Dindori, Madhya Pradesh
There is a shortage of water for farming in our village. If proper arrangements are made for this, farming can be done.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
There is a shortage of water for farming in our village. If proper arrangements are made, farming activities will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
In our village, there is a shortage of water for farming. If some solution is made for this, farming can improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
Due to the lack of water in Manohari village, farmers are unable to cultivate a second crop.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
There is a borewell problem in the village, that is why there is a problem.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a well problem in the village. As soon as the handpump breaks down, we don't get water, so there is a problem. A well should be built in our village.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a shortage of water for farming in our village. If water facilities are provided, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
There is a water problem for farming activities in our area, it would be good if this is resolved.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
In our village, there is a water problem for agriculture. If this is resolved, farming activities will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
There is a water shortage for farmers in our village, it would be good to solve this.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
There is a lack of water for paddy cultivation in our village. If arrangements are made, farming can be done.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
There is a water problem for farming in our village. If proper arrangements are made, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Mohana, Gajapati, Odisha
There is a water problem for farming in our area. It would be good if this is resolved.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
There is a water problem for farming in our village. If this is resolved, agricultural work will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
There is a water problem in our village. If some solution is found, farming will be started in our village.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
We need a well in our village. There is a problem with drinking water.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
We have a water problem here
— Sunita Kumari · Ormaura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
There is a water problem in our area. If water facilities are provided, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
There is a shortage of water in our area for Kharif cultivation. If proper water arrangements are made, cultivation will be good.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
There is a shortage of water for our agricultural work. If water is properly managed, agricultural work can improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
In the village, we need a well for drinking water. So, the problem is water.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a water problem for farming in our village. If this is resolved, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
The farmer of Manori village cannot cultivate a second crop due to water problems in the fields.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
There is a water shortage for farming in our village. It would be good if this was facilitated.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
Days are passing, please provide water to our land. Give us borewell water, as pipeline water is not available in our area. We need borewell water.
— Bharati Khandapatra · Mayurbhanj, Odisha
We are not getting proper drinking water in our village.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
There is a water problem for farming in our area. This needs to be resolved. If it is resolved, farming will be good.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Mohana, Gajapati, Odisha
There is a water shortage for farming in our area. If this issue is addressed, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
AI-synthesised pieces woven from many community voices on this theme. They may contain errors or interpretation — they're a reflection of the stories, not a record of fact.
Across Kandhamal, farmers yearn to cultivate more, especially a vital second crop, but are held back by a persistent lack of seeds and essential funds.
Residents of Maradipanga voice their daily struggles and collective aspirations for government assistance to cultivate better livelihoods, restore their environment, and build a more developed future.
In rural Mandla, communities grapple with the everyday reality of distant governance and essential services that remain out of reach, despite repeated pleas.
Facing the prospect of future water scarcity, our community relies on cultivating traditional zero-irrigation crops to secure food and conserve precious resources.
The voices in this theme were gathered by these organisations through their community reports.
