Installation de pompes à pieds à Ajad Purva

Measuring 30 meters long, two of those foot pump equipments were installed with the precious help of the villagers in order to serve as an effective way to pump water out of the common well situated at the outskirts of the village. The use of an electric pump would just cost too much, and would become a continuous financial burden many of the farmers simply cannot afford. The aridity and lack of water for irrigation in the region doesn’t ameliorate the situation…

The most thorough step of the process was without doubt the adjustment of the pumps to ensure a constant flow of water. The testing phase rapidly proved what could go wrong when the pumps weren’t correctly adjusted: the area surrounding the well was quickly inundated! Once this issue was rapidly fixed, we were all quite excited to try it out and admire the results. Everyone came to participate: even the children, who had to be at least two on the water pump to activate it!
Everyone will now gain from the water foot pump: the farmers will now be able to irrigate their fields more effectively and Ajad Purva’s families will benefit from it as it provides a new handy access to water.
C’est un drôle de conduit vert fluo qui serpente à travers les champs non loin d’Ajad Purva. Drôle et imposant, car le tuyau que les membres de Rain Drop sont en train d’installer ne mesure par moins de 30 mètres !
Aidés des fermiers qui habitent aux environs, nous avons installé deux pompes à pieds, qui doivent permettre de puiser l’eau d’un puits communautaire situé aux abords du village. L’utilisation d’une pompe électrique est non seulement polluante, mais également inabordable pour la plupart des agriculteurs. Ces derniers, qui doivent à cause du manque de pluie irriguer leurs champs de façon régulière, ne peuvent se permettre une telle dépense.

En libre accès, ces pompes permettront aux agriculteurs d’irriguer leurs champs, mais également aux familles d’Ajad Purva de bénéficier d’un accès à l’eau supplémentaire.

