In certain areas in western India that don’t have running water are seeing local men taking a “water wife” to fetch water for the rest of his family. The drought in India is such at that local wells are so crowded that it can take hours to walk and obtain water each day. The arrangement has the women fetch the water in exchange for separate rooms and kitchens provided by the husband. For more on this arrangement, click here:: India: Drought-stricken villagers take second wives just to fetch water