BBCNEWS Indias Wait for Water June 4, 2024 15:43:00
Not many realise this is a desert over a mountain. in this cold desert, as you go up because of the high altitude oxygen levels come down so it is harder to breathe and there is almost no vegetation around. all you can see are these dry, lifeless mountains. i reach a small, remote village and find it buzzing. a water tanker has arrived. there are no taps at home here so everybody wants to fill up. i volunteer to help, and she readily agrees. but it is hard to keep pace.