DOI: https://doi.org/10.36344/ccijhss.2025.v11i10.001

Pages: 230-234

The study accomplished in Tamil Nadu emphasizes an invasive prototype of discrimination against the area, surrounding monetary privations, physical separation of communities, ideas of purity and pollution, and prejudiced performances regarding admission to public water possessions. This research also transports to the vanguard the substantial challenges faced by Dalit women in obtaining water from public sources. In rural Tamil Nadu, Dalits stumble upon a huge number of obstacles when it comes to accessing safe drinking water. A considerable number of Dalit households lack access to water sources. These access-related challenges, compounded by social fences, induce Dalits to go on lengthy journeys to gather water from numerous sources, subjecting them to different forms of deficiency and favouritism in the practice. In a few examples, water sources are located at significant distances from the villages, requiring Dalit women to travel extensive distances to get drinking water, which is regularly tainted. Furthermore, the technical progress in water supervision and purification has not reached several low-caste communities. Accordingly, the matter of securing access to safe drinking water remains an unrelenting confront for Dalit households, with water supply distresses always ranking high on their list of priorities.