# Caste divides make scorching summers harder in a parched corner of India

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- BBC News, 2026-08-24 23:36 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyvlzp2zn67o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> In India’s drought-prone Bundelkhand region, rising temperatures and dwindling water supplies are intensifying longstanding caste inequalities, activists say. Dalit residents describe spending hours collecting water and waiting for dominant-caste villagers to leave handpumps before they can use them, while officials and dominant-caste residents deny discrimination.