The farmlands around her are empty for now, but a crowd has gathered around the Handpump, as always.
Her days begin at 6 a.m. and
her first task is to fetch 15-20 buckets of water from the Handpump, 20 feet away from the family's abode,
Usually we had to wait for hours for a drop of water, and in summers we used to wait for several days for a pot of sweet water, and finally after an immense wait we
were compelled to use saline water from the Handpump and well,” said Lalita, remembering the old days.