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Uttar Pradesh villagers rely on 'hookah' to keep away the cold 

Hookah is no longer the luxury of the riches but now become the savior for many in Uttar Pradesh's Khushaal Nagar village.

The villagers believe that it helps them overcome certain health related problems and also to beat the intense cold as they lament that the state government has been unable to provide them with adequate facilities to fight against the cold.

"In villages, we do not have any work, so we poor people burn wood and smoke Hookah. The city has a lot of advantage because of the business; we don't get any facilities from the Government. The villagers are dying because of cold. Thus we somehow survive by burning wood and smoking Hookah," said Saraswati Devi, a villager

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