Initiative for Water Conservation in Villages

02 February 2024, Chanho (Ranchi): Under HDFC Bank supported Holistic Rural Development Program by NBJK in Chanho block of Ranchi district, a participatory initiative for water conservation is going on vigorously.

The villagers in fifteen villages of four panchayats have started various activities like drainage cleanliness, boribandh construction, road repair, small pond digging etc by donating their labour together. Recently at Lepsar village, the villagers have prepared a micro plan to save water. The village women cleaned drains and used the garbage in road repairing. Likewise in Madhukam village, the inhabitants have repaired road inside the village and decided to do such beatification works periodically.

On this occasion, the Mukhiya Mrs. Punam Orain stated that this is our way to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, who talked about self-reliance of villages time and again. Mr. Sunil Kumar Gupta (Assistant Program Manager, NBJK) said that water shortage is a big problem for farmers; we are making villagers aware of the issue and try to address it locally with support of Goonj, a noted NGO. Also he met Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, the Circle Officer of Chanho block and briefed him about the goings-on across the villages under NBJK run Holistic Rural Development program.

Mr. Priyanshu Kumar (APM-NBJK) and many villagers like Mrs. Punita Devi, Mrs. Manju Devi, Mr. Sandeep Oraon (Deputy Mukhia), Mr. Ramchandra Munda (Member, Village Development Committee), Mr. Hari Munda (Social Worker) are mobilizing the people to make their villages water reliant.

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