Absence of clean water among challenges four families face

Daily chore: A. Alagentran, 34, cleaning out the well from which four families in Kampung Baru Sungai Buloh get their water. -Photos by S.S. KANESAN

KAMPUNG Baru Sungai Buloh, one of the most industrious new villages in Malaysia, is still home to four impoverished families who rely on water from private wells.

The idea of living off water wells may seem outrageous to city folk but for these families, it was all they had.