Drought-Hit Maharashtra

The children of Mukundwadi village in Maharashtra are losing their childhood in search of water.

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00:30The children are now able to walk on their own.

00:35They are now able to walk on their own.

00:40They are now able to walk on their own.

00:47When we go to the market, we ask people to give us water.

00:55The only way to get there is to take a train.

01:05We are scared.

01:06We wait for the train.

01:07We're afraid because it might swerve.

01:08We don't know what might happen.

01:09We're scared.

01:10When we see a train, we're scared.

01:11When we see a child, we're scared.

01:12We're scared.

01:13We wait for the train to come.

01:14We're scared.

01:15We're waiting for the train to come.

01:16We're scared.

01:17I don't know what to do with myself.

01:47I go to school at 8 in the morning, come home at 1, and then I go to the water at 4.

02:12I go to school at 8 in the morning, come home at 1, and then I go to the water at 4.

02:17I go to school at 8 in the morning, come home at 1, and then I go to the water at 4.