Srinagar, Oct 21, Oct. 22 -- Despite India's push to provide tap-water connections to every rural household, women in many villages of Kashmir continue to shoulder the burden of fetching water, highlighting the gap between infrastructure creation and reliable service delivery. For generations, women and girls in Kashmir's villages have walked to springs, streams and public water sources to meet their families' daily needs. The hardship intensifies during winter, when freezing temperatures, snow-covered paths and slippery terrain make water collection particularly difficult. Irregular supplies, damaged pipelines and distant water sources add to their challenges.The burden extends beyond physical exhaustion. Hours spent collecting water tak...