Women of Langoti Village: Breaking Barriers for Water

"The tribal women of Langoti village were highly distressed over the potable water as they had to fetch it from far. They approached the Panchayat but it did not act. The women decided to do something on their own. One of them offered the land in her field and women picked up the tools to dig the well voluntarily. Menfolk ridiculed but they kept on. After having dug for some 12 feet they encountered hard rocks. They once again approached the Panchayat but one again to no avail. They had no resources to blast the rocks. The women decided to gird their loins and break the rocks. After having cut the rocks for some depth they struck the water. They kept on till they could and had enough water. Now they face the challenge of girding the well. Their commitment to a cause caught wider attention and many media including India Today projected it as a positive and inspirational story. Panchayat now has come forward to complete the well by digging it further and concretizing the well."