In the lanes of Cement Colony, YM Shalla, Chickpet and the alleys of Banashankari in Bengaluru, the day often begins with a steely purposefulness.
“Around 11 am, water starts coming, and for the next two hours, until about 1 pm, I’m usually stuck there,” said Swati, a girl who lives in this neighbourhood. “Sometimes I even miss my breakfast and end up eating much later.”
Plastic buckets, steel pots are water bottles are carefully lined up in anticipation. When the water finally arrives from the municipal pipe, life reorganises itself around its slow, uncertain flow.
Across these localities, there are many lanes, On any given day, water may come to one lane but not another. Even where it does arrive, the flow is often weak. Residents use small motors to draw and store what they can, working quickly, helping each other and making sure nothing is wasted.
The water is mostly stored in blue drums outside each home. Households contribute a nominal fee each month for this shared provision. Even homes with individual pipeline connections do not always receive water directly, making shared access points and coordination essential.
Within these homes, women and girls play a central role in managing water for the household. They stand in queues, carry and...
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