Date:30/08/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/08/30/stories/2007083053070300.htm

Andhra Pradesh

For elixir of life

Photo: K. R. Deepak

Daily grind: Women of Thimmapuram near Bhimli in Visakhapatnam district trek long distances to fetch drinking water. The civic authorities have not taken adequate steps to solve their problems after the merger of the panchayats into Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corportation. —