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Dreams

On a very fine day, a woman around thirty years of

age travels in her office car which moves like

greased lightning, with its loud siren sound. It

seems that the car rushes to some place which is in
dispute. When the car arrives

at the spot, she gets down

from the car and enquired
Birundha m.s about the problem there.

2021-25 cse An ear-splitting voice of a

15-year-old girl booms from the crowd. She came forward
and talked about the water scarcity crisis they have in their

village. She spoke about its consequences, how it affects

their day-to-day life and its impacts on people of different

age groups and genders. She finally concluded saying
“Amma! you have to do something for us. Help us to get rid

of this problem because it harshly hits the female population

of the society ,who are expected to look after the household

chores which is impossible without water. So, consider this and do
something amma.”

After listening to the girl, she has no words to speak out .Being filled with

wonder she stands still and admires her qualities.
After recognizing that the crowd started quarrelling again, she raised her

strong voice, which is capable of leading others and said:

“Listen! listen! I can understand your feelings, your difficulties. I am
aware that this a constant issue which has been persisting for years. But,

believe me. I have already spoken about this problem to officials. I am

waiting for their response. Meanwhile I will make some temporary

arrangements to reduce the impacts of this problem.

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