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[Hyderabadcityyouth] Water Project in Ramuni Thanda

Aum Sri Sai Ram

 

Ramuni Thanda, with a population of about 300, is located at a distance of 50 km

from Sivam- Hyderabad. Lambadas from the village earn their livelihood primarily

from working as daily laborers in the city; some of them are small farmers and

the rest do odd jobs in the neighboring villages. Just like any other village

in Nalgonda Dist, the Lambadas face acute water shortage, especially in the

summer.

 

Sai Yuvak from Hyderabad came to know about the water crisis and immediately

visited the village. They noticed that the problem was not of water shortage,

but of wastage. There was no facility to store water after it is pumped out of

the bore-well. And the pumping of water was dependant on 3-Phase electric

supply, which lasted for only about 6 hours in a day. There was an instance in

the recent past when there was no electricity in the village for more than

2days. This resulted in the Lamabadas having to go to the adjacent village,

which was about 5 km, to fetch water.

 

What was also observed was, the pool of water that was stagnant near the bore

outlet was used for drinking purposes by humans and animals alike. Clothes and

utensils were also washed there, and for some it was the bathing area. This

posed a major health hazard to all the villagers, especially to the 50 odd

children in the village.

 

The following weekend about 30 youth from the city visited Ramuni Thanda and

immediately started the construction work. The need was to construct a cost

effective, long standing storage facility, and for this purpose cement rings

were considered the appropriate choice. A 4000 liters tank construction started

with the involvement of all the Lambadas, Sai Yuvak and Children alike. Infact

the projectwouldn't have been completed in time without the contribution of the

children. To pass on some 1000 bricks that were about 100 meters away from the

construction site, all the children formed a train and accomplished the task

within no time!!…Blessed is the nation where children who have not even parted

ways with their Milk Teeth have realized and responded to the Social cause.

 

Under the Balavikas program all the children were given new footwear, and also

special prizes were given away to kids who actively participated in the entire

project.

 

After the rings were erected it was time to make necessary connections from the

present water outlet to the tank. Once the connections were made all the

Lambadas and Sai Yuvak alike anxiously waited for the "3- phase miracle" to

happen. Once the lightswere on trinkets of fresh ground water started to make

its way to the tank and filled it with in no time. There was no bound to the

happiness each one present there experienced. There was no stopping the

children who immediately started filling pots of water and carried them to

their mothers as their most precious gift.

 

Similar activity has been taken up in Keshav Thanda, which is about 10 km away

from Ramuni Thanda. Photographs of the same will be published shortly.

 

Jai Sai Ram

 

 

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