WATER

 

We stay at Anayara, near Pettah, Trivandrum.

It's a place in the heart of the capital city of Kerala.

We have been going on  without piped water for the past three days. 

Life has been difficult without water. We do not even know how we are surviving.

In between, the Kerala Water Authority has been hard at work to restore the supply of water.

They dig deep trenches. Traffic is blocked merrily on all the roads. If you wish to trek it out, you have to be proficient in the triple jump.

Though we have been surviving magically without water for three days, the day's (18.12.2025)  newspaper (Times of India) reports that it has been five days since  people in Anayara have found their taps dry.

Our Resident's Association has now swung into action.

They have announced that a tanker truck with water is stationed on the road here and the residents could collect water from the truck in vessels. Naturally, you would have to walk all the way to the truck and carry the heavy weight home. Yes, you need to be adept in weightlifting as well as in carrying heavy weights over long distances.

It is obvious you have no other option 

It aroused  a sense of humour that made me post the following message to the authorities of the association.

"Best. 

In the 21st century, on  the completion of a quarter of a century, here we are, queuing up with vessels for the elixir of life, precious water, for the sustenance of ourselves and our families.

We maintain we are a developed nation.

But, here, we are forced to do, what people all over India had been doing from time immemorial - go in search of water covering miles and miles.

It is apparent that after a while we may eventually have water wars because human kind cannot survive without water.

Happy our socialistic or capitalistic outlook has brought everyone on a single platform.

We are all one. 

We will remain one

United by the elixir of life - water."