Wells and water supply

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Wells are the permanent sources of water in the villages. In the rain-afflicted areas in Western Rajasthan, wells provide a stable support to the villagers for water consumption.

Through the mass operations conducted by the Trust, wells have helped villagers in a big way.

Through the projects like Base Flow Barriers and Reservoir, the Trust proved that there can be a solution to the persisting drinking water crisis in the state of Rajasthan. Through the efforts of the Trust, around 2550 wells have been benefitted, solving the drinking water problem of the concerned villages.

Moreover, the Trust has offered tube wells to a number of villages and these have saved those villages during the extremities of summer. Water from the wells, is supplied to the villagers, through pipe lines and water tankers. The Trust sponsored around 50 hand pumps for the easy availability of water. In case of distant villages, drinking water is being served through tanker carts. The efforts of the Trust have solved the drinking water crisis of the villagers to a great extent, especially during the famine times in the past.

Water is one of the most basic necessities. Villages in Pali had seen times (especially 2002-2004) when there was no water to even drink. Intense drought has caused havoc in the village and the villagers were exposed to hunger and thirst. Kishore Khimawat has offered 'Free Drinking Water Supply' to the whole village through the initiatives of the Trust.

On an emergency basis, the Trust has dug a tube well in Dhani village and abundant source water was found. The Govt. has provided electricity at reasonable rates, to pump the water up. Later on, this well became sufficient to supply drinking water to the whole village and even today, water from this well is carried to the nooks and corners of villages in Pali. To deliver water free of cost to the whole villagers, the Trust has provided tanker carts.

Likewise, the Trust has also installed synthetic tanks and concrete tanks at village junctions in order to store and deliver water. Tube wells are dug across 6 villages in Pali and more than 25 hand pumps have been installed.

This has resolved the crisis of the water shortage in the area to a great extent.