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Maya Mausariya from Ghatgara village in Madhya Pradesh promised to address the issues faced by women. Which she did - including a tap in every household

From dawn to noon and evening to sunset, every day, the septuagenarian armed with a shovel, dug the soil out and threw it outside the well, for 18 months.

While it is no uncommon for leopards to wander into towns and village, rarely does the interaction end on a happy note

Kasturi is a tribal woman from Duddha village in Uttar Pradesh. As the water supply was unregulated in the region, it was difficult to get regular access to water. Taking matters in her own hands, she relocated to the outskirts of the village and dug her own well.

A woman of limited means living on a pension in a remote village in Karanataka, used up her savings to dig a well so several households would have water to drink.

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This Karnataka teenager dug a well in his backyard so his mother would not have to walk to fetch water after work every day.