The well-diggers of Sivagangai

It takes months of hard work to find water in Sivagangai, Tamil Nadu. Meet the people who dig wells for a living.

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Produced by: People’s Archive of Rural India
Year: 2017
Language: Tamil
Region: India, South Asia

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Dossier
Groundwater Management  
Tags
Field Reportage Groundwater water scarcity well  
Date
June 30, 2020  
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Language
Tamil 
Region
India 
Produced by
People's Archive of Rural India