FOR DECADES, women in Uttarakhand's Dubroli village spent a large part of the day fetching water. They would make five to 10 trips on foot to the lone spring some 2 km from the village, carrying water in buckets for household chores.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة April 16, 2021 من Down To Earth.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة April 16, 2021 من Down To Earth.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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