This story brings – the daily struggle of tea garden families for securing safe drinking water at the Borhat Tea Estate.. Ranjita Bania and Ishani Gogoi travelled to the Borhat Tea Estate to assess what it took to secure water for the tea garden workers, especially women who they met during their visit. 

Returning after 30 years to Singerband, Swapan Ashangbam was taken aback by the rapid ‘development’ of the area. What struck him most was the complete detachment of the community’s life with the river Barak, which he recalled, was central to village life. Now, people hardly use the river.