Jnana Prabodhini’s approach to resolve the water scarcity issue in these villages is to help the affected population by building ferrocement tanks.
The vision of this project is to increase the availability of water by constructing ferrocement tanks.
Providing education to the people on techniques fostering efficient use of water.
Reduce physical efforts of the villagers to walk long distances for fetching water.
Some villages are located in hilly terrain, where it becomes difficult for water tankers to reach, these tanks will provide a solution of storing water for a longer duration and hence, reduce the demand of tankers.
It enhances the local livelihood opportunities for local mesons and unskilled laborers by providing them employment opportunities.
Keeping in mind the health and safety of the villagers, purification systems are installed to ensure the quality of drinking water.
Villagers would receive training regarding the use and the required maintenance of the tanks and the equipment, to ensure that the equipment and tanks would be maintained on a regular basis.
8 ferrocement tanks will be built providing ample water supply to 8 villages consisting of around 800 households and cattle
Water scarcity issue has severe repercussions, especially for deprived families located in remote hamlets/villages that are inaccessible during the rainy season. This issue will be addressed by 8 ferrocement tanks that have a cumulative water storage capacity of 80,000 liters.
Villagers as well as their cattle will have year round access to clean drinking water more than 85 % of the time.
Villagers will be trained on water conservation techniques and maintenance of the system.
Availing year round water supply will cause considerable reduction in seasonal migration to cities.
Rainwater harvesting will help strengthen water resources in the villages.
What are all the activities done till now?
Villages of Guhini and Kambre Budruk where water had to be supplied by tankers for more than 10 years are now tanker free and get tap water.
In the village of Dehen, spring water is stored in the tanks and also with the help of local administrative governing body a water distribution system is installed.
100 households from small village of Rudrawadi Tanda benefit from clean water supply by installation and maintenance of RO Water Purification and Dispensing unit.
Village of Burudmaal is a remote pastoral locality near Bhatghar Dam. Prabodhini built tanks in this village which ensures water availability to around 40 people and cattle in 8 households.
We not only build new tanks, but also repair and reconstruct old wells. In Guhini, an old well was reconstructed by Jnana Prabodhini.
Varoti Khurd, Kusgaon and Rudrawadi are other places where Prabodhini built Ferro cement tanks.
Water can be stored in the tank and made available in spite of the irregular timing of power cuts. This is only possible because of ferrocement water storage tank.