Adi Dravidar, Poondi
Project Snapshot
Country: India
GPS Coordinates:
Latitude 11.026367
Longitude 79.025850
Impact:
Total Served: 400
Status: Completed (?)
Completion Date (or estimate): 03/06/2009
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This is the fifth well given by Northview Christian Church.
In this village there are 100 dalit families with a population of 400 in the Adi Dravidar Street area. Most of them are landless agricultural laborers.
Though there is a water tank with pipelines in the village, most of
the time the water tank is dry and there is no regular water
distribution in the water taps. As the water is pumped and stored into
the water tank once every ten or fifteen days, tank water is suitable
only for washing and other purposes and not for drinking, as the water
is not cleaned. They used to draw water from the nearby agricultural open wells for drinking.
Now, thanks to our friends at Northview Christian Church, these families about a safe, clean and reliable source of water.
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Country Details
India
- Population: 1.16 Billion
- Lacking clean water: 11%
- Below poverty line: 25%
- Climate: Varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north
- Languages: English, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Urdu
- Ethnic Groups: Indo-Aryan 72%, Dravidian 25%, Mongoloid and other 3%
- Life Expectancy: 69 years
- Infant Mortality Rate: 55 deaths per 1000 live births
Partner Profile
Wells for Life
Wells for Life® is seeking to address the problem in India one well
at a time, and to do so from a holistic perspective by first addressing
the physical needs of the individual and then their community. We are
seeking to accomplish this task through forming partnerships with other
organizations that share the same passion we do for meeting one of the
most basic needs: the need for water.Wells for Life® continues to receive requests for water wells in different rural villages and communities throughout India. It is our vision to meet every viable request presented to us, and to do it in a sustainable way with lasting impact. We seek to carry out our projects with the wholehearted participation of the receiving community and to work with the community. Taking ownership of the well project, they will keep it a life giving source of water for years to come.
With each of our projects we utilize the expertise of Indian professionals trained in engineering, hydrogeology, and construction as well gain the help of the receiving community to carry out the project. Furthermore, it is our goal to establish the location of each project on property that will afford equal access to all those within the village or community, regardless of one's faith or caste.
Finally, it is our hope that each project initiated will bring immediate relief and be a building block for future projects for all those we are in partnership with.
