Peruganur Mele Vidhi
Project Snapshot
Country: India
GPS Coordinates:
Latitude 11.118800
Longitude 78.419200
Impact:
Total Served: 250
Status: Completed (?)
Completion Date (or estimate): 06/30/2010
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PERUGANUR is a small village in Thatheiyankarpettai Block of Trichy district having 50 families of backward community people. Most of them are landless agricultural laborers. They live in mud walled and thatched huts and some live in concrete and tiled houses. There is no drinking water facility in their area. There is an overhead water tank in the area where the caste people live. But as these 50 families live in the tail end of the village, no public taps are provided to these families for consumption of drinking water. These families draw water from the nearby lake which is highly polluted and unsafe. They fall sick owing to consumption of the un-cleaned water from the lake. On hearing the services of Depressed People’s Welfare Association,-the whole village community have approached DPWA, hence we appeal to provide one deep bore well with hand pump which will help these 50 families with a total population of 250 to have access to safe and protected drinking water all through the day.
Well Dedication Report
This village is comprised of 250 people living in mud-thatched, concrete and tiled houses. Most are agricultural laborers with no drinking facility in the area. The inhabitants of this village were drawing water from a nearby, polluted lake. Now, thanks to the generosity of J. Haning and other donors of The Water Project, these same people are benefiting from safe drinking water.
The last well dedication had a minor installation problem that was quickly resolved. However, after experiencing the first mishap dedicating over 200 wells, this village’s bore well was pumped with eager anticipation, praising God when water flowed freely. The people were excited to begin using their new source of clean water.
(Please note, pictures below are small due to limited internet access in India currently. We will update as able.)
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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
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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.
