Pinakin Padavi - CHANGEMAKER

Posted on 09. Jul, 2009 by Aditi in Community Mobilization, Our Changemakers, Rights and Welfare

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Pinakin’s Venture - Navjeevan

For a very long time Pinkain’s village had severe water problem and the villagers, including him, had no inkling of how to approach the issue. However after he came in touch with Youth Venture and received paralegal training from Shakti he was a changed man. He decided to champion this cause with assistance from his aunt. Together they surveyed the area of existing bore wells, pipelines and approached the district administration with details to lodge a complain. Garnering support from villagers and Sarpanch they managed to put pressure on the authorities and turn things around within a week. Soon the water tank in the village was no longer empty; it now gets filled twice a day for their daily needs. The authorities repaired faulty pipelines and allotted hand pumps giving access to drinking water. More tanks were put, new pipelines laid, work on a new bore well also started. The villagers no longer walk kilometers to draw water from the nearest available well, now every corner of the village and every house has their individual tap and access to water. Seeing the remarkably good work being done at such a young age, the villagers feel very proud of Pinakin and his team. However not one to sit on his achievements he has already set his eyes on his next project – using lift irrigation to make the water from Ukadi Dam usable for the villagers.

 

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