Date:07/02/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/02/07/stories/2008020756470200.htm

Andhra Pradesh

Precious liquid

Photo: K. R. Deepak

Balancing act: Tribal women have delicately balanced the pots on their heads and set out on a long trek to fetch water from hill-streams on a foggy morning at Padmapuram village in Araku, 120 km from Visakhapatnam. Water-borne diseases are rampant among tribals. —