Farmers were digging a pit in the riverbed, down to the water table approximately two meters below ground level. They explained that until recently this was a perennial river – one that flows throughout the year – but now the river stops flowing during the dry season.
一天早晨，我被带到村庄边缘一个干涸的河床。农民们正在河床中挖一个深坑，一直挖到地面以下两米多的水管处。他们解释说，这条河不久之前还是一条四季不枯竭、全年流淌不息的河，但是现在这条河一到旱季就断流。只有在每年夏天的降雨来临之时，河床里才会有河水。就是从那个时候开始，只要能够找到水源并且有足够的钱把水抽出来，缺水地区就会挖坑寻水。