Water Hunters
By Carmen Lee with Rajat PandayNepal is the world’s second richest country in the world for water resources. But water is a scarce resource in its capital, Kathmandu. Even its ancient free-flowing stone taps have dried up.
As the capital’s population swells, its people look deeper to find the precious resource.
Enter the water hunters, whose water-seeking instincts are honed from digging hundreds of wells a year.
Armed with only ropes and spades, Ram Bahadur Gurung and his family dig as deep as 60 feet to uncover new sources of water in a rapidly drying city.
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About The Storyteller
Carmen Lee is a photography enthusiast fascinated with street scenes and both young and old people, and admits to being partial towards black-and-white images. She took up photography seriously in late 2013, after purchasing a Sony camera. Before that, she has only dabbled with photography using her iPhone.
