By Deepak Kumar | Chairperson People First
Dear Friends and Supporters,
May I send my personal greetings and heartfelt appreciation for your support for this most worthwhile cause.
Due to one particular very generous donation received we were able to install a much needed water pump within seven days of receiving the funds. However any donation of any size which helps us transform the lives of village people by providing that most basic of needs, clean water, is humbly and gratefully accepted. Moreover it is our promise to you that every single rupee is used only for this appeal, and not kept in any account or used for administration. As we mentioned before if you wish to name a pump you have sponosred fully we will provide a small plaque and photographs of that pump. Just let us know at india_peoplefirst@yahoo.com
Due to two failed monsoon in this area, people continue to face problems, even in the towns but especially in the villages, as this recent press report shows
A large part of Bihar is facing scarcity of drinking water due to depletion of groundwater after the failed monsoon
Official sources in the PHED said that millions of people in Gaya, Aurangabad, Jehanabad, Munger, Rohtas, Kaimur, Nawada and Bhagalpur districts are facing acute water scarcity as hand-pumps, wells and other water bodies have dried up.
In Gaya, a town about 100 km from here, people are in big trouble because after the depletion of ground water, hand-pumps have gone dry. “It is pathetic for us to live in Gaya town, we have to run since morning till late night in search of water,” said Ejaj Ahmad, a resident of Gewal Bigha in Gaya.
According to latest figures released by Bihar State Groundwater Directorate, the water level has gone down by 30-50 feet in several districts. “The water level has gone drastically down at several places in Gaya, Bhagalpur, Munger and Kaimur,” said official sources in the directorate.
After wells and ponds dried up in rural areas, people in Aurangabad, Gaya, Rohtas and Kaimur districts were forced to sell their cattle at throwaway prices. “We sold five cattle at cheapest rate after we failed to arrange water for them,” said Shiv Prasad, a farmer in Aurangabad.
(From Times of India)
At this festive time may I send to you my very best compliments of the season to you and your family. It is difficult to imagine I know, but suppose you got up next morning and all your taps and faucets went dry?
This is the situation that thousands of people in the villages in which we work face every single day, thank you for helping them change their lives.
Deepak Kumar on behalf of all us at People First
www.peoplefirstindia.net
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