New Delhi, Indian women's hockey captain Salima Tate: Indian women's hockey team captain Salima Tate got the captaincy of the team on May 2 this year in place of Savita Punia. Salima is a resident of Simdega district of Jharkhand. He said that even today his family is forced to fetch water from a distance of 3 kilometers. The Indian women's hockey team is in the news ahead of this year's Paris Olympics.
The team first came into the limelight in January, when they were eliminated after losing in the qualifying round. This means that the Indian women's hockey team will no longer be seen in the Paris Olympics, as they could not qualify. Now the captain of the Indian women's hockey team, Salima Tate, is in the news.
After her spotters, she is now in the headlines due to her domestic conflict. Salima was made captain in place of Savita Punia on May 2 this year. Salima lives in Jharkhand, about 165 km from the capital Ranchi. She is a resident of Badki Chhapar, a small village in Simdega district.
Salima's family does not even have enough access to clean water. Apart from his parents, he has two sisters at home who have helped him reach this position by constantly struggling. Salima's father Sulakshan Tate also played hockey, which is where she learned about the game. But even after becoming the captain of the national team, his family is forced to fetch water from a distance of 3 kilometers.
Also, the government has not yet fulfilled its promise to provide them with houses. To propel Salima to the national level, her mother worked as a cook and her elder sister worked as a dishwasher in other people's homes. Salima said that when she goes to the village, she also has to fetch water from a distance of 3 km.
Salima's mother Subani Tete is a cook at a government school in the village. The first thing he does after waking up in the morning is fetching water. Then water has to be fetched in afternoon and evening too.
A little more effort is required when guests arrive one day. The situation is such that her family has to go several kilometers to fetch water 2 to 3 times a day. Salima told Aajtak, 'Even today, my parents go far from home to fetch drinking water. I also fetch water in the same way whenever I am in the village. There is zero mobile network in the village.
I can hardly talk to my family. There is a hand pump in the village, there is also a government water tank but the water is such that you cannot drink it. The star player said, 'Daal is not even cooked with that water. At the other end of the village is an old well. We use the same water for drinking and cooking.
It consumes about 40 liters of water per day. People at home bring it 3-4 times a day. Indian women's hockey team captain Salima is currently practicing with the Indian team in Bengaluru. After the Tokyo Olympics, the state government had promised to give him a house. But she says she is still waiting for home.SS1MS
