Villagers deboard the engine at Karjat station

While the government is focused on the metro, monorail and coastal road to better the commute in Mumbai, residents of a village just over 130 km from the city, have been traveling for 24-kms every day, to quench their thirst. Thakurwadi village, which is in a hilly region, has not had water supply. For the past few years, residents have been hopping onto a railway engine to fetch water from Karjat station. Thakurwadi village (Raigad district) is situated between Karjat and Khandala on the Mumbai-Pune railway route.