Their sole source of water is a municipal tanker. Arun Zutshi is a businessperson living in Pamposh Enclave, a posh south Delhi residential locality. The moment you mix whisky with the water here, the drink becomes salty. So he prefers his whisky with soda. Bichhri's groundwater is dark brown in colour.
Villagers avoid the water available from the village wells, and for good reason too.
Now, Rupa Bai has to walk to a distant well everyday to get water. Nafisa, Zutshi and Rupa Bai are not exceptions. Like them, millions across India have to live with water-related problems. For most, there is not enough water to go around. And where people do have enough to drink, the water is laced with toxins - arsenic, fluorides and nitrates.