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Quenching Rural Thirst
HARYANA

THE INITIATIVE

  • Provision for drinking water in rural areas

THE BENEFICIARIES

  • Around 500 villagers of Palwal district, Haryana

THE CHALLENGE

  • Contaminated ground water with high concentration of fluoride
  • Women having to walk long distances to fetch water from bore wells
  • Unaffordable bottled drinking water

THE SOLUTION

  • NABARD extended grant and loan assistance to Toyam Technology to provide safe and pure drinking water on a sustainable basis
  • A community-based project was launched which provided pure drinking water at just ? 7 for 20 litres

THE IMPACT

  • Uninterrupted supply of clean water
  • Relief for women folk
  • A replicable model for other villages
  • Reduction in diseases